I am glad to see that you have added the link to the condor cam, TPC. I have been following the cams since the site first came online in October of 2013.
I am looking forward to seeing the new nest cam.
Kingpin is the flock leader. He has a red wing tag with the number 67. His mate, Redwood Queen, has a red wing tag with the number 90. Kingpin was born in 1997 at the Los Angeles Zoo. Redwood Queen was born there in 1998.
When she was first released to the wild, she spent most of her time on the slope close to the release pens. This earned her the nickname "Slope Slug". She was pretty much at the bottom of the pecking order. She was harassed by the other birds, and had to wait until they had eaten before she could even approach the feeding station.
Later on, her life changed. She caught the eye of Kingpin, and she became his mate. This gave her extremely high status in the flock, which apparently she really enjoys. She was given the more fitting name of Redwood Queen.
She and Kingpin have raised three chicks in the wild so far, including one this year. Another of their chicks, Kodama, born in 2012, was recently seen with another member of this flock feeding along the coast at Point Lobos.
