Approximate Hatch Weights:
~0.64g at hatching
~6.2g by 9 days old
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Polioptilidae
Common Name: Gnatcatchers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and pink to gray
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Yellow with two black spots on tongue
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video by Margaret Whisnant
Video from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week

Photo by Nicole Harmon
~2nd Week

Photo by Nicole Harmon
~2nd Week

Photo by Nicole Harmon
~2nd Week - 1g

Photo by Margaret Whisnant
~2nd Week - 1g

Photo by Margaret Whisnant
~2nd Week

Photo by Karyn Lesinski, Center for Wildlife
~2nd Week

Photo by Karyn Lesinski, Center for Wildlife
~2nd Week

Photo by Mark Holmgren
~2nd Week

Photo by Margaret Whisnant
~2nd Week - 5g

Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 5g

Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters
~2nd Week - 5g

Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, ruler in centimeters