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Photos: Peregrine falcons on Alcatraz

All the fluffiness of the peregrine falcon chicks and their parents on Alcatraz Island

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In 2020, for the first time in recorded history, peregrine falcon chicks were born on Alcatraz Island. The peregrines returned in subsequent years and, in 2023, four chicks were born on the island! One of the falcon parents is "Lawrencium," which was born in the UC Berkeley Campanile tower. Read more about the pair and about the 2023 chicks, and check out photos from the island here.

  • Black and yellow peregrine falcon with white fluffy chicks in rocky nest
    A peregrine falcon with its chicks in a rocky nest on Alcatraz Island in spring 2023. Courtesy National Park Service
  • A black, white, and yellow peregrine falcon seen in flight over Alcatraz Island.
    Peregrine Falcon 'Lawrencium' is seen in flight over Alcatraz Island. Morgan Barnes / NPS
  • Young bird balances on a wooden beam
    A glimpse of one of the two wobbly peregrine falcon fledglings on Alcatraz Island in 2020. NPS / Zoe Burr