Do not perch horizontally – cling to vertical surfaces
Narrow tips on rectrices to help cling
Pamprodactyl – hallux can rotate to face forwards
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~1-1.5g at hatching
~14.5-21g by 10 days old
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Apodidae
Common Name: Swifts
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Naked
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and gray to black
Foot Type: Pamprodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video by Erin Whitmore, Audubon Sharon
Video by Andrea Aiuto
Video by Andrea Aiuto
Video by Brenda Varvarigos
Nest
Photo by Erin Whitmore, Audubon Sharon
Nest
Photo by Erin Whitmore, Audubon Sharon
Hatching
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
Just Hatched
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
Just Hatched
Photo by Erin Whitmore, Audubon Sharon
Just Hatched
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
Just Hatched - 1g
Photo by Kay Harrison
Just Hatched - 1g
Photo by Kay Harrison
Just Hatched - 1g
Photo by Kay Harrison
~1st Week - 4g
Photo from Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, scale in centimeters
~1st Week - 4g
Photo from Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, scale in centimeters
~1st Week - 6g
Photo by Dee Ullrich
~1st Week - 6g
Photo by Dee Ullrich
~1st Week - 5.2g
Photo by Kylee Schooley, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~1st Week - 8.6g
Photo by Kylee Schooley, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~1st Week - 5g
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~1st Week
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~1st Week
Photo by Nancy Eilen
~1st Week
Photo by Nancy Eilen
~1st Week - 8g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~1st Week - 8g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~1st Week - 8g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~1st Week - 8g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~1st Week - 9.4g
Photo by Paula Rodriguez, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~1st Week - 9.4g
Photo by Paula Rodriguez, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~1st Week
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
~1st Week
Photo by Debbie Lefebre
~2nd Week
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~2nd Week
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~2nd Week
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~2nd Week
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~2nd Week - avg. 18g
Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~2nd Week - avg. 18g
Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~3rd Week - 21g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~3rd Week - 21g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~3rd Week - 21g
Photo by Nikki Becich, Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia
~3rd Week
Photo by Annie Le, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
Photo by Primrose Nimnark, New England Wildlife Center
~3rd Week - avg. 16g
Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~3rd Week - avg. 16g
Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~3rd Week
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~3rd Week
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 19g
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic, grid squares = 1 inch
~3rd Week - 19g
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic, grid squares = 1 inch
~3rd Week
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
>4 Weeks
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
>4 Weeks
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota