For birders, Alcatraz is an unusual environment ... The rocky shores, abandoned buildings and cozy structures provide plenty of space for birds who like to nest in large groups.

As calls to reopen Alcatraz make headlines, Mexico's prison island tells a different story – of sea turtles, green parrots ...

(AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak) A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP ...

Escape from Alcatraz,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” are among the most memorable films set on Bay Area islands.

Alcatraz isn’t the only Bay Area island to ... with these famed actors is Treasure Island’s landmark Administration Building, which gets a small spotlight in this WWII Pacific Theater tale.

President Donald Trump may want to open up the once-notorious Alcatraz Island prison to again house the “worst of the worst” criminals, but one woman remembers “The Rock” as a wonderful place to grow ...

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The day I visited Alcatraz, the sky was blue, the sun shone and seagulls were abundant outside the decaying, rusted-out hulk of a former prison. Inside, “the Rock” was cold, dank and bleary.