Approximate Hatch Weights:
~17g by 5 days old
~29g by 7 days old
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Common Name: New World Sparrows
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and conical
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Red-pink
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
Video from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/104187903_10222535409551801_604312105779076722_o.jpeg)
Photo by Jan Crowell
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/Rec-6252-CALT-28-May-2016-Kisner-D.jpeg)
Photo by David Kisner
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/Rec-9208-CALT-27-Apr-2020-Baron-N.jpeg)
Photo by Nancy Baron
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/104763510_10222633298798971_428036094760096240_o.jpeg)
Photo by Jan Crowell
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/105618847_10222633299638992_8491281861148105392_o.jpeg)
Photo by Jan Crowell
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/104318234_10222633300639017_9028903454291658971_o.jpeg)
Photo by Jan Crowell
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4774.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4776.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4778.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4770.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 14g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/06/IMG_9079.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 14g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/06/IMG_9083.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 14g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/06/IMG_9088.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 20g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4857.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 20g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4863.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 20g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4859.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8561-scaled.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8565.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8569.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 21g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4874.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 21g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4879.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 21g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4882.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 22g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8545.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 22g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8547.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 22g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8554-scaled.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 22g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/04/IMG_8558.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 28g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5143.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 28g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5146.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 28g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5148.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 28g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5153.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4981.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4977.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4985.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5032.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5034.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5036.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/fullsizeoutput_5038.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week - 21g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4602.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 21g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4594.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week - 21g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_4598.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week - 29g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5013.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 29g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5015.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 29g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/07/IMG_5016.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3978.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3980.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3976.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3977.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network