Starlings that nested under our eaves in Spring, returned. The chicks hatched yesterday. Crows were watching them in Spring so perhaps they lost the first brood. Has anyone seen chicks at the end of October?

This seems very unusual, have you actually seen the chicks, do you have any pictures you could share?  Please be aware that it's against the law to interfere with any bird's nest, getting too close could scare the adults into abandoning the nest!