A few days ago the nest fell out of the tree again and we're down to 3 birds from 4. Luckily, the kids didn't notice that there was a bird missing. We're starting to wonder if it might be better to let the nest stay down in case nest building skills are hereditary (who wants to condemn future generations of baby birds to suffering due to bad nest building?). But it's hard to be tough-nosed about small, helpless creatures. And bad karma too, probably. So Alan and his mom put them back in the tree while I was out. The parents continue to chirp and dive at us whenever we're in the back yard, so I'm hoping the chicks grow up fast.
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