Approximate Hatch Weights:
~2.4g at hatching
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Common Name: Thrushes/Bluebirds/Allies
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Yellowish
Bill: Short and pink to gray
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Yellow
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Video by Andrea Aiuto
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_5011.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_2573.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Just Hatched
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Just Hatched
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Just Hatched
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
Just Hatched
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_5070.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_5073.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_5076.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
1 Day Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_5080.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
2 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5087.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
2 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5094.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
2 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5096.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_6298.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_2593.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
3 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
3 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
3 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5126.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~1st Week - average 4.8g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/13112824_531984173668185_4736171984309841532_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/11333997_396539070546030_7846676484254040038_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/11257881_390256374507633_7502623933749940354_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
4 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
4 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
4 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/10548210_267604556772816_8693985569899783028_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/10446096_267604640106141_8268258696944105557_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/11212144_390594554473815_8361852725698667333_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
5 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
5 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
5 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_0768.jpg)
Photo by Karyn Lesinski, Center for Wildlife
6 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
7 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
7 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5188.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/11263019_392131684320102_5520427523884215653_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/11212607_391829781016959_413665926904608255_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/11312777_391878741012063_8527168336388724109_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
8 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5209.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
8 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5213.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4be2.jpeg)
Photo by Brittany Turner
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_414b.jpeg)
Photo by Andrea Aiuto
9 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5218.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
9 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~2nd Week - 23g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3fdb.jpeg)
Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~2nd Week - 23g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3fde.jpeg)
Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~2nd Week - 23g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3fe0.jpeg)
Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/Eastern-Bluebird-Nestling-1-2wks-1.jpeg)
Photo by Mitchell Ruiz, Wildlife In Need Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/10904571_343605519172719_7641629284560610183_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5231.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
10 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
10 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5235.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_2663.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4be4.jpeg)
Photo by Brittany Turner
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4be6.jpeg)
Photo by Brittany Turner
11 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5252.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
11 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
12 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
12 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5290.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3d7f.jpeg)
Photo by Kylee Schooley, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_2937.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_2936.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
13 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5330.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
13 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
13 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Avery Berkowitz
14 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5341.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/IMG_2715.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
15 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5346.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
15 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/IMG_5352.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/12/48366764402_00f6b1f7be_o.jpeg)
Photo from Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4daf.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4dad.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/Eastern-Bluebird-Fledgling-3-4wks.jpeg)
Photo by Mitchell Ruiz, Wildlife In Need Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/Eastern-Bluebirds.jpeg)
Photo by Mitchell Ruiz, Wildlife In Need Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4be8.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4bea.jpeg)
Photo from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/1004923_148387762027830_1526846420_n.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/juvenile-Eastern-Bluebird-6.jpeg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/Fledgling-Bluebird-3-4wks-2-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Mitchell Ruiz, Wildlife In Need Center
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_EABLjuvie.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/Fledgling-Bluebird-4wks.jpeg)
Photo by Mitchell Ruiz, Wildlife In Need Center