A western gull nest and three eggs.

A western gull nest and three eggs.

A nesting site for guillemott pigeons showing eggs.

Terns with downy chicks in tules.

Royal terns in flight and on the shore with eggs visible on the sand in the foreground at a colony near Aransas Pass.

A royal tern chick in the sand.

A close view of royal tern eggs in the sand.

A close view of two royal tern eggs and one newly hatched chick in the sand.

An unidentified person’s hand holding up a young black skimmer chick.

Young black skimmer chicks nested in a sand dune.