An adult Brandt's cormorant at nest.

Adult Brandt's cormorants at nest with two young.

Adult Brandt's cormorants at nest with young. Image note: second best.

Telephoto shot of a Brandt's cormorant on the edge of nest preparing to fly. Copyright 1904.

Three young Brandt's cormorants in a nest.

A young Brandt's cormorant climbing into a nest.

Four rough-winged swallows on a tree trunk, one in a nest cavity.

Four rough-winged swallows on a tree trunk, one in a nest cavity.

Two young rusty song sparrows in their nest in the rushes. Image note: plate retouched.

Young Gambel's sparrows in their nest.