The five surviving California condors released on December 12 are doing quite well. The sixth one died in January, apparently after being slashed by the talon of a golden eagle. One of the five has taken a few trips away from the release site. This female (#36) first moved about 25 miles south toward House Rock Buffalo Ranch, and then down into the Grand Canyon, where she stayed for several days. One evening she perched on a cliff near a raft camp on the river, but showed little or no interest in the humans below.
She took two other condors up to Lake Powell and the Page area. She stayed there, but the other birds returned to the Cliffs, again showing little or no interest in humans, roads, or man-made structures while enroute.
Further interactions with golden eagles have been observed, with no aggressive behavior resulting. One of the field crew even observed a condor chasing an eagle without any detrimental results. The released condors are thriving, and human life in the area continues much as it did before the birds were released.
An additional nine condors were released in May. Since that time there has been one more casualty—apparently a fatal encounter by Condor 51 with an electric line. The birds are developing quite a range now, travelling as far as Kayenta and Havasu Canyon. Keep looking up!

California Condor Project Update