Located in a cavity of a burned Big Sur redwood The egg was expected to hatch on April 24, but the hatching "window" remains open CLAWS AND TALONS: Saying one is waiting on "pins and needles" is quite descriptive, especially when they want something to happen, something that could (or could not) occur at really any moment. But if you're talking about the possible hatching of a bouncing baby condor? You're going to want to find other ways to add flair to your language, should you want it to be especially celebratory in the face (er, beak) of a new birdling. So suffice it say that plenty of condor aficionados, in California and beyond, are on "claws and talons" as April 2021 begins to wrap up.