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Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks and egg in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Depredated Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chick and nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Depredated Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chick and nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Depredated Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chick and nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Depredated Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chick and nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest

Depredated Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chick and nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Depredated Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chick and nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest
Brewer's Sparrow Nest

Four blue Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) eggs in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Four blue Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) eggs in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks
Brewer's Sparrow Chicks

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) chicks in nest, Steens Mountain, SE Oregon.

Storm clouds and rain during a convective storm over the tundra with water and ice on the coastal plain of Alaska.
A convective storm on the coastal plain of Alaska
A convective storm on the coastal plain of Alaska
A convective storm on the coastal plain of Alaska

Historically, the coastal plain of Alaska has been characterized by cloudy or foggy conditions, with only limited summer rain. However, with increasing air temperatures, convective storms are becoming increasingly common.

Historically, the coastal plain of Alaska has been characterized by cloudy or foggy conditions, with only limited summer rain. However, with increasing air temperatures, convective storms are becoming increasingly common.

three scientists connect PVC pipes in a common garden
Building precipitation manipulation plots in a common garden
Building precipitation manipulation plots in a common garden
Building precipitation manipulation plots in a common garden

The scientists are running PVC pipes that will irrigate plants in a common garden.

Heron nests that look like large piles of grey grass along the shore of a lake
Heron nests, Pelican Lake, OR
Heron nests, Pelican Lake, OR
Heron nests, Pelican Lake, OR

The nesting site for a colony of herons near Pelican Lake. Pelican Lake is a saline lake in the Warner Valley that is an important habitat for waterbirds.

The nesting site for a colony of herons near Pelican Lake. Pelican Lake is a saline lake in the Warner Valley that is an important habitat for waterbirds.

a flock of birds flying over a dry lake bed, mountains and blue skies in the background
Pelican Lake
Pelican Lake
Pelican Lake

Pelican Lake, a saline lake in the Warner Valley of Oregon, taken during a survey of water bird nesting colonies. The saline lakes of the Great Basin are important habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.

Pelican Lake, a saline lake in the Warner Valley of Oregon, taken during a survey of water bird nesting colonies. The saline lakes of the Great Basin are important habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.

five cows grazing in a grassy wetland with mountains in the background
Cattle grazing in the Warner Valley of Oregon
Cattle grazing in the Warner Valley of Oregon
Cattle grazing in the Warner Valley of Oregon

Cattle grazing in the Warner Valley, a valley within the Great Basin that contains several saline lakes. The cows were photographed during a survey of waterbird nesting colonies.

Cattle grazing in the Warner Valley, a valley within the Great Basin that contains several saline lakes. The cows were photographed during a survey of waterbird nesting colonies.

brown grass along the shore of a lake with mountains in the background
Summer Lake, Oregon
Summer Lake, Oregon
Summer Lake, Oregon

Summer Lake, a saline lake in Oregon. The saline lakes of the Great Basin are important habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife.

Summer Lake, a saline lake in Oregon. The saline lakes of the Great Basin are important habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife.

a colony of heron nests that look like large piles of grass by a lake
Heron colony at Pelican Lake
Heron colony at Pelican Lake
Heron colony at Pelican Lake

A heron colony in Pelican Lake, a saline lake in the Warner Valley of Oregon. Pelican Lake is an important habitat for water birds.

A heron colony in Pelican Lake, a saline lake in the Warner Valley of Oregon. Pelican Lake is an important habitat for water birds.

Sagebrush seedlings
Sagebrush seedlings in pots
Sagebrush seedlings in pots
Sagebrush seedlings in pots

Sagebrush seedlings grown at Birds of Prey National Conservation Area before outplanting to sites at BOP NCA in Nov 2012 in sites previously burned in wildfire summer 2012

Sagebrush seedlings grown at Birds of Prey National Conservation Area before outplanting to sites at BOP NCA in Nov 2012 in sites previously burned in wildfire summer 2012

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)