8th Annual Hi Mountain Condor Lookout Campout and Open House Event
Saturday, October 10, 2009 (all day event)
Hi Mountain Lookout, San Luis Obispo County, Los Padres National Forest
Come and discover one of the largest and most endangered flying birds of North America. California Condors re-introduced into the wild are radiotracked from Hi Mountain Lookout, flying between Big Sur in Central California and the Sespe Condor Sanctuary in Southern California. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about condors and the effort to return these magnificent birds back to the wild. The Hi Mountain Lookout Project is a collaboration between Morro Coast Audubon Society, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service, Cal Poly Biological Sciences Department, Ventana Wildlife Society, and Pinnacles National Monument.
*Note: This event is not being held at the Hi Mountain Lookout. It is being held at the Saucelito Canyon Winery tasting room in the Edna Valley of San Luis Obispo
What: Condor Benefit Mixer
When: Sunday July 19th, 3-8pm
Where: Saucelito Canyon Winery tasting room in the Edna Valley of San Luis Obispo, off of Hwy. 227 (Broad St.) on Biddle Ranch Rd.
Why: To benefit ongoing Condor research at the Hi Mountain Lookout and enjoy some wonderful, local wines
For details, click on the flyer to your left. Hope to see you there
This is actually just a 10 min trailer for a video documentary that I’m not sure ever got made. When I was an intern at Hi Mt. in the summer of 2002, Matthew Geer came up for a visit. He was shooting scenes for this movie and wanted to use the Hi Mt. Lookout as an example of a vandalized and disfunctional Lookout site. At the time, we had just barely begun the restoration process at Hi Mt, and there are a few good shots of the interior of the Lookout and the West wall before Anthony’s mural was painted. Also in this video are interviews with Kathy Ball and some magnificent aerial video of the famous Buck Rock Lookout. Hope you enjoy this, and thanks to Matthew Geer for putting this together and sending me the VHS tape. -Paul
Lookout volunteer Peter Dullea spent some quality time on Hi Mt. last week. Peter wrote:
Actually, the hummers were the highlight of the trip. I hung the feeder Thursday morning; by late afternoon there were 15 or 20 birds competing for a perch. The great majority of the birds were Selasphorus spp. I saw two probable make Allen’s in the morning along with many Rufus, and maybe one or two female Black-chinned. At dush there was a frantic scrum involing 8 or 10 Rufus and 4 or 5 Anna’s. It was great to watch. I got a few photos with my little point & shoot digital camera, some from as near as 24″, maybe even a little closer. At one point I needed to move the feeder briefly, and 3 or 4 RUHUs came along with me, pecking at some orange lettering on my hat and trying to land on the feeder. Photos attached, for what they’re worth.
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Thanks for your interest in the Hi Mountain Condor Lookout Project. A joint venture between the Morro Coast Audubon Society, USFS, USFWS, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and the Ventana Wildlife Society, we are now in our 6th year of service as a fully restored fire lookout, field research facility, and remote tracking station for the endangered California condor. In addition to tracking condors, we offer seasonal internships to college biology students and local public outreach programs. Please explore our site to find out more about the Lookout Project.
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