Approximate Hatch Weights:
~28g at hatching
Males ~310g by 23 days old
Females ~475g by 28 days old
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Common Name: Hawks/Eagles/Kites
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: White down
Skin Color:
Bill: Hooked and black
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Gray
Legs and Feet: Pale yellow and raptorial feet
~1st Week - avg 38g

Photo by Erin Hutchings
~1st Week - avg 38g

Photo by Erin Hutchings
~1st Week - avg 38g

Photo by Erin Hutchings
~1st Week - avg 38g

Photo by Erin Hutchings
~1st Week - avg 38g

Photo by Erin Hutchings
~1st Week

Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~2nd Week

Photo by Jessica Zorge
~2nd Week - 147g

Photo by Carrie Laxson
~2nd Week - 202g

Photo by Jessica Zorge
~2nd Week - 202g

Photo by Jessica Zorge
~2nd Week - 202g

Photo by Jessica Zorge
~2nd Week - 256g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week - 256g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week - 256g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 344g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 344g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 238g

Photo by Carrie Laxson
~3rd Week

Photo by Mark Holmgren
~3rd Week

Photo by Ashley Damm
~3rd Week

Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week

Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week - 348g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 278g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 278g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 278g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 278g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 278g

Photo by Stevi Kincade, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week

Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~3rd Week - 392g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week

Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~3rd Week - 306g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week

Photo Selimah Harmon, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 282g

Photo by Carrie Laxson
~3rd Week - 282g

Photo by Carrie Laxson
~3rd Week - 350g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 350g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 350g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week

Photo by Kylee Schooley, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~4th Week - 368g

Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week - 312g

Photo by Carrie Laxson
~4th Week - 312g

Photo by Carrie Laxson
>4 Weeks

Photo by Aaron Budgor