Sadly, the female, the only one feeding the birds, disappeared and all five of the chicks died. The male is still around and had always been perching on and by the box every day, but never did feed any of the babies. He is still around but I never see the female any more, so I suspect she died or was killed. That is the first time that has happened in all the years of having the birds nest in my back yard. Hopefully, he will find another mate.
