Fledges at ~11 days old
Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Common Name: Cardinals/Allies
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse white down
Skin Color: Brown
Bill: Short and conical
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Reddish-orange
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Gray to brown legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_303b.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_3040.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_3041.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_303a.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_3044.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/07/32764668_2073116189635292_3039395634932088832_n.jpg)
Photo by anonymous contributor
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_3047.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_304a.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center