Young cormorants on their nests in the tules.

A large gathering of cormorants and pelicans in the tules.

Young cormorants on their nests in the tules.

Young cormorants on their nests in the tules.

A young black tern swallowing a fish.

A young black tern on its nest. Image note: side view.

Two young black terns in a nest, one eating a minnow.

One western grebe on its nest and five on the water.

One western grebe on the water and two on nests.

Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley photographing a tern’s nest among the tules.