Dallas Lore Sharp reaching to grab a nesting murre. A chick is visible underneath adult bird.

Dallas Lore Sharp reaching to grab a nesting murre. A chick is visible underneath adult bird.

Landscape view of a lake with birds’ nests and eggs in the distance.

Landscape view of a lake with birds’ nests and eggs in the distance.

Landscape view of a lake with birds’ nests and eggs in the distance.

A sage thrasher nest with three eggs.

A western grebe nest and three eggs. A dead bird is lying near the nest.

A western grebe nest and three eggs. A dead bird is lying near the nest.

An unidentified young boy in coveralls standing beside a wood cage erected around a bird nest in a field for protection.

A bird nest in a field with a protective cage of stakes surrounding it.