Approximate Hatch Weights:
~5-6g at hatching
~42g by 9 days old
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Mimidae
Common Name: Mockingbirds/Thrashers
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Straight and pink to brown
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Orange-yellow
Gape Flanges: Cream-colored
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
Video by Connie Black
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.26.04-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.27.13-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.28.06-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.29.06-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.30.03-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.30.59-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
2 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.31.53-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
5 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.32.42-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
6 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.33.36-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
6 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.35.39-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
6 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.36.32-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/10382378_245199165680022_2419151251353058820_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2023/06/IMG_2908_01.jpg)
Photo by Megan Gilliam, Wild Bird Rehabilitation
8 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.37.25-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
8 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.38.27-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-16-at-10.39.27-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.38.38-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.40.10-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.41.41-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2022/01/brown-thrasher-chicks-2.jpg)
Photo from The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2022/01/brown-thrasher-chicks-1.jpg)
Photo from The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4aa5.jpeg)
Photo by Michael Akresh
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4aa7.jpeg)
Photo by Michael Akresh
19 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.43.27-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4ba3.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
22 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.44.30-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
24 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.46.05-AM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4ba5.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4ba8.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4baa.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4bac.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota