Approximate Hatch Weights:
~3g at hatching
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bombycillidae
Common Name: Waxwings
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Naked
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and pink to brown
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Red
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
Video by Connie Black
Video by Paul Sundberg
Video by Linda Bowen
Nest
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4282.jpeg)
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
Egg
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4590.jpeg)
Photo by Karra Pierce, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-005-3-eggs-July-1_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-031-4-eggs-July-2_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
Just Hatched - 2.8g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/08/110320078_10216194255478321_8131543984917925558_o.jpeg)
Photo by Kelley Ward
Just Hatched - 2.8g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/08/112527250_10216194565766078_4429787109812059399_o.jpeg)
Photo by Kelley Ward
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-032-July-13_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-023_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-024_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-025_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-026_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-021_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-029_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-018_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-019_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-020_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-033-July-17_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
3 Days Old - avg 8.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/244650024_2718033021823269_3015241909969344577_n.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
3 Days Old - avg 8.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/244742009_2718032978489940_2277297485569789229_n.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
4 Days Old - avg 12.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/244684905_2718032901823281_9046960646108009651_n.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
4 Days Old - avg 12.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/244522288_2718032995156605_2494267330149027604_n.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
7 Days Old - avg 22.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/245073928_2718032941823277_136393116875655419_n.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4284.jpeg)
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4286.jpeg)
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_428d.jpeg)
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
~1st Week - 16g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4288.jpeg)
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
8 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.06.06-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
8 Days Old - avg 26g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/11/244956179_2718032838489954_6374138322319748446_n.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.07.52-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.09.00-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-034-July-20_PSundberg.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-013_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-016_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-017_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-004_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.12.54-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2f4a.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.13.59-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.15.17-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.16.26-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
12 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.17.30-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
13 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.18.30-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/08/116892741_10216283061178408_3848862970004020043_o.jpg)
Photo by Kelley Ward
14 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.19.28-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Cedar-Waxwing-3-Week.jpg)
Photo by Annie Le, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Cedar-Waxwing-3-Week-2.jpg)
Photo by Annie Le, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_2a92.jpeg)
Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
15 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.22.39-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
17 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.25.53-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
18 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.26.59-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-043_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-042_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-041_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-037_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-036_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-035_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/Cedar-Waxwing-030_PSundberg-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Paul Sundberg
19 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.28.11-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
19 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.29.09-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
20 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.30.00-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
20 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.31.22-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
21 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.32.37-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
21 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.33.51-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Cedar-Waxwing-4-Week.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Cedar-Waxwing-4-Week-2.jpg)
Photos from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Cedar-Waxwing-4-Week-3.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2f45.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2f47.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2f48.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
22 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.32.37-PM-1.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
22 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.33.51-PM-1.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
23 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.35.02-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
23 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.36.18-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
24 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.44.59-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
24 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-03-17-at-7.46.11-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2f49.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center