Breeding Birds of Alcatraz (New!)

Registration opens Saturday February 28 at 1 pm and closes on Sunday April 19 at 11 pm. 

Saturday, April 25 / 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Sonja Raub and Kimberlie Moutoux

Six species of waterbirds—Western Gull, Pigeon Guillemot, Brandt’s Cormorant, Snowy Egret and Black-crowned Night-heron—nest on Alcatraz Island, and it’s easy to see them up close. Take a delightful ferry ride to the island where Alcatraz docents Sonja Raub and Kimberlie Moutoux will take you to see these breeding colonies. Stay as long as you like after the tour to see the island, the beautiful historic gardens, and the prison (your ticket entitles you to take the audiotour of the grounds and prison) and take the ferry back when you are done.

Fee: $150
Trip Size:  20
Accessibility
Distance: Less than 1 mile, but with a significant incline
Trail Type: Pavement, some broken and irregular
Facilities:  Available on the ferry and the island

The Ferry leaves from Pier 33. (Please arrive at the dock 30 minutes early — at 8:50 a.m. — to meet the group.) There is parking on Francisco Street. Also accessible via the Muni F streetcar.