There may a grain of truth to the condor lead issue, but it is almost certainly going to be with the ingestion of lead shot not bullets. Birds have this gizzard grinding of their food that makes them different from mammals with respect to passing nickels etc. I think most tax payers might be horrified to learn how much money has been spent trying to reestablish the condors. There are probably three employees for each condor out there-monitoring every move the birds make.