(S (S (ADVP (RB However)) (COMMA ,) (S (BASENP (JJ late) (NNP Spring) (NNS rains)) (VP (ADVP (RB reportedly)) (VP (VBD improved) (NP (BASENP (NN wetland) (NNS conditions)) (CC and) (NP (BASENP (VBN irrigated) (NNS grasslands)) (PP (IN for) (NP (BASENP (NN grazing) (NN duck) (NNS broods)) (CC and) (BASENP (JJ re-nesting) (NNS hens)))))))))) (PERIOD .))