Gone But Not Forgotten

While mowing the lawn today, I noticed that at least one of the chicks in my second brood of bluebirds was still in the nest box. I saw it sitting there in the box peering out at me through the small opening as I walked around the yard with this loud, smelly contraption. It seemed to be watching me but was otherwise unperturbed by my presence. Whether there were more chicks still in the box I couldn't tell.

Late this evening I went to see how many chicks were left in the box only to discover that all of them had flown the coop as it were. They had departed without so much as a peep.

I guess they decided the neighbors were just to noisy.
K-