Photos: Peregrine falcons on Alcatraz
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.
A glimpse of one of the two wobbly peregrine falcon fledglings on Alcatraz Island in 2020.
NPS / Zoe Burr
A peregrine falcon with its chicks in a rocky nest on Alcatraz Island in spring 2023.
Courtesy National Park Service
Peregrine Falcon 'Lawrencium' is seen in flight over Alcatraz Island.
Morgan Barnes / NPS