Fledges at ~9-10 days old
Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Common Name: Cardinals/Allies
Region: Broad Range
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 gray legs and feet
Nest
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_455e.jpeg)
Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/09/fullsizeoutput_4802.jpeg)
Photo from Second Chance Wildlife Rehab Center
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4592.jpeg)
Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4595.jpeg)
Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~1st Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_45b9.jpeg)
Photo by Tamara Kurey
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_45bc.jpeg)
Photo by Tamara Kurey
~2nd Week
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Photo by Tamara Kurey
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_45fb.jpeg)
Photo by Tamara Kurey
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/09/67749299_2487028851347422_6916960928021872640_o.jpg)
Photo from Second Chance Wildlife Rehab Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/09/67740379_2499082433475397_8090416473702400000_o.jpg)
Photo from Second Chance Wildlife Rehab Center