Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Common Name: Woodpeckers
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Naked
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Straight and pink to gray
Foot Type: Zygodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: Cream-colored
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
~1st Week - 49g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4661.jpeg)
Photo by Kylee Schooley, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~1st Week - 49g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4663.jpeg)
Photo by Kylee Schooley, The Wildlife Center of Virginia
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/08/fullsizeoutput_4665.jpeg)
Photo from Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4448.jpeg)
Photo by LouAnn Partington
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_4447.jpeg)
Photo by LouAnn Partington
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/05/357056489_6367068140020971_9035269993926450987_n.jpg)
Photo by Debra McDill
~4th Week - 54g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/05/356990004_6367067746687677_5796763271701670908_n.jpg)
Photo by Debra McDill
~4th Week - 54g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/05/356984500_6367067986687653_7758103429665131353_n.jpg)
Photo by Debra McDill