Respondent's uncorroborated testimony that he made two telephone calls to the children's foster parent in unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the children while in prison does not rebut the presumption of abandonment raised by his failure to communicate with the children or the agency during the six months immediately prior to the filing of the petitions (Social Services Law § 384-b [4] [b]; [5] [a]; Matter of Cora Nicola H.,
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