Fledges at ~9-11 days old
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~3-18g as hatchling
~20-29g as nestling
~32-50g as adult
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Common Name: New World Sparrows
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and conical
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2fce.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/02/16_05_spto831_067.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_40d7.jpeg)
Photo by Delphia Strickland
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_40e1.jpeg)
Photo by Delphia Strickland
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_40de.jpeg)
Photo by Delphia Strickland
~2nd Week - 27g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_40db.jpeg)
Photo by Delphia Strickland
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3fb6.jpeg)
Photo by Heather Brown
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3fb8.jpeg)
Photo by Heather Brown
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3fbb.jpeg)
Photo by Heather Brown
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/04/juvenile-Spotted-Towhee-2.jpeg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2fd1.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center