Approximate Hatch Weights:
~1g at hatching
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae
Common Name: Nuthatches
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Straight 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
~2nd Week - avg 10.4g

Photo by Laura Siegel, New Mexico Wildlife Center
~2nd Week - avg 10.4g

Photo by Laura Siegel, New Mexico Wildlife Center
~2nd Week - avg 10.4g

Photo by Laura Siegel, New Mexico Wildlife Center
~3rd Week

Photo by Laura Siegel, New Mexico Wildlife Center
~3rd Week

Photo by Laura Siegel, New Mexico Wildlife Center