Approximate Hatch Weights:
~60-75g at hatching
~100-150g by 5 days old
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Semi-Precocial
Down: Gray down with black markings
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Long and straight and black with pale tip
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: None
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
~1st Week
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~1st Week
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~2nd Week
Photo by Jessica Zorge, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 508g
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week - 508g
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~3rd Week
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week
Photo by Brittany Turner, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~4th Week
Photo by Brittany Turner, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~4th Week
Photo by Brittany Turner, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
~4th Week - 692g
Photo by Britt Shorter, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week - 692g
Photo by Britt Shorter, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week - 692g
Photo by Britt Shorter, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week - 692g
Photo by Britt Shorter, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week - 834g
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
>4 Weeks - 630g
Photo from Tufts Wildlife Clinic
>4 Weeks
Photo by Aaron Budgor
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