Well, I took down the hanging basket, as I often did, to check on the chicks. Immediately, all four of them hopped out, and started hopping around the yard pitifully.
I caught one chick and returned him to the nest. I also caught a chick that was in the garage, hiding. I put that one in the nest as well, and then left them alone, while I searched for the other two. I couldn't find them anywhere.
Eventually, the chicks hopped back out of the nest into the yard. It was obvious that they were fledglings now, meaning that they couldn't fly, but they could hop around while the mother watched and fed them.
I only handled the chicks one more time: one of them ran into the street while two large dogs headed straight for it.
I returned the (filthy) nest in the basket to the hanging place. I can only hope that the mother saw the chicks and knows where they are.
A note on the other birds:
I thought I saw a robin chick beak today, but I still can't get a good view of those chicks. I have not seen the mother cardinal for several days, and I can't find any eggs in the nest or on the ground.
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