Approximate Hatch Weights:
~1.7g at hatching
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Common Name: Tyrant Flycatchers
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Straight and yellow to gray
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Orange-yellow
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
Video by Connie Black
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_4926-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
1 Day Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
1 Day Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
1 Day Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
1 Day Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
3 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
3 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
6 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
6 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
6 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
7 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
7 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
8 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
8 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
8 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
8 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
8 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
8 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
8 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
8 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-18-at-12.15.25-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-18-at-12.14.48-PM.jpg)
Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
9 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week - avg 13g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4167.jpeg)
Photo by Britt Shorter, Tufts Wildlife Clinic - grid squares = 1 inch
~2nd Week - avg 13g
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Photo by Britt Shorter, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
10 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
10 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
11 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
11 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
11 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
11 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
~2nd Week - 12g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_409f.jpeg)
Photo from The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~2nd Week - 12g
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Photo from The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~2nd Week - 12g
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Photo from The Wildlife Center of Virginia
14 Days Old
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/IMG_4661.jpg)
Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Laura Kintz
14 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
14 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
14 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
14 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
14 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
15 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
15 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
15 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
16 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
16 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
17 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
17 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
18 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
19 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
23 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
23 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
24 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
25 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black
25 Days Old
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Photo by Connie Black