Vermilion flycatcher nest and three eggs on limb of a mesquite tree. Image note: upright plate.

California house (linnet) finch nest with three eggs in a cholla cactus.

Lucy warbler nest and three eggs in bark of a mesquite tree.

Lucy warbler nest in bark of a mesquite tree. No eggs showing.

Crissal thrasher nest and two eggs in the branch of a mesquite tree.

View of a pelican’s nest with eggs and one chick just hatched.

View of a pelican’s nest with three eggs.

A killdeer nest with four eggs. Image note: negative broken and repaired.

Black-necked stilt nest and three eggs.

Two young western grebes and two eggs in nest.