Dallas Lore Sharp standing beside a cormorant nest with two chicks in the tules.

Dallas Lore Sharp kneeling beside a cormorant nest with a chick in his hands.

Dallas Lore Sharp lifting the bill of a cormorant chick in its nest. A second chick is also in the nest.

Egret nests and eggs in the tules.

Egret nests and eggs in the tules.

Egret nests and eggs in the tules.

Egret nests and eggs in the tules.

Birds nesting in a field. Egret nests and eggs visible in the foreground and birds in the distance.

Egret nests and eggs in the tules.

Adult black-crowned night heron standing with an open mouth in nest with tules in the background.