Empty Nest

It looks as if the American Robin ( Turdus migratorius ) chicks have fledged. Today the nest is empty. It was time for the chicks to fly away.

All three chicks started as eggs. We don't have a precise date for the laying of the eggs. We noticed the mother sitting for long stretches on the nest and suspected there were eggs there. But we did not see the chicks until nine days ago. They were fed worms by both parents. They got plump, and looked crowded inside the nest. And then... today, we saw an empty nest.

Good luck to them.