Approximate Hatch Weights:
~17.4g at hatching
Gains ~12g/day for first 4 weeks
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Common Name: Hawks/Eagles/Kites
Region: Western
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Buffy down then gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Hooked and black
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Bright yellow and raptorial feet
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/IMG_3096.jpeg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/IMG_3097.jpeg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/IMG_3092.jpeg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/05/64182937610__F357C9B6-E8AF-493E-BB05-255E3F640B5D.jpeg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/05/64182938394__ECEE4E8B-9F82-4247-A2E3-487E4AEAD83C.jpeg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/09/WTKI-before-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_3938.jpg)
Photo by Ashley Damm
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/10/P1020245-White-tailed-Kite-juvs-27-Aug-2015-MMW-MH.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Altstatt