I'll give it a couple more days, and then remove the nest.
I hope it wasn't a predator, though I'm sure the adults would have made a ton of noise if it were.I know! The nests are amazing! I suppose it is possible that the chicks hatched and are already gone. But we usually see the babies with the parents in our trees near the bird feeders, where it is the dad that actually goes to the feeders and brings bird food to them - that has not happened this time.
The only thing we noticed were some crows mysteriously lurking about in our front yard, but nowhere near the nest. They have unsuccessfully tried to perch on our squirrel and bird feeders - have no idea how they could have perched on this hanging plant nest.I hope it wasn't a predator, though I'm sure the adults would have made a ton of noise if it were. Maybe this batch of babies are anti social and decided to stay undercover?
My son gave me a clock with birds for the numbers. When the hour is reached, the bird call for that bird sounds. It doesn't do this at night, thank goodness. But with the nice weather we've been having, I've left the windows and doors open, and the bird calls can be heard outside. Now, the clock seems to be attracting wild birds because I hear them very close to the house, over and over. The different calls and numbers are astounding. Before, birds seemed to be a constant chirping outside, but now I can identify many of the individual calls.
