Why do these things happen when I'm in such a rush to do other things?
After my last report, I dashed out the door, already late to run my errands and get to work and what do I see, but Holly and Heath sitting together on the top step of my staircase. They were just sitting there. Two miniature doves, fresh out of the nest. They just sat there and looked at me. I tried to scoot past them and Heath flew off. Holly, showed that she was still new to flying and had trouble leaving the eave - she understood the concept of "up" but not "out". She finally flew off, ran into a wall and fell down. I didn't see what happened to her after that.
I just came back from work. The dove is gone. I snuck outside. No eggs in the nest. I took the plant inside and I hung up the fake nest. If it was just a false pregnancy - do birds have such things? - next time Fern or whoever comes back, there will be a better place for her.