Approximate Hatch Weights:
~8g at hatching
~56g at fledging
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Common Name: Owls
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: White down
Skin Color:
Bill: Hooked and pink to gray with pale tip
Foot Type: Semi-zygodactyl
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Feathered legs and raptorial feet
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2d1a.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2d1b.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center