A cormorant chick standing in its nest in the tules.

A cormorant chick standing in its nest in the tules.

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.

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

Black-crowned night heron at nest with tules in the background.

Black-crowned night heron on nest. Image note: large size.

An adult black-crowned night heron at its nest with an open mouth. Image note: side view.

A dead western grebe at its nest with two young sitting near. Image note: plate almost identical to A2029 sent to N.A.A.S.