Approximate Hatch Weights:
~11g at hatching
~22g by 7 days old
~44g by 14 days old
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Common Name: Sandpipers and Allies
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: Buffy down with dark brown and white markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and black
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape:
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Gray to greenish legs and feet
~1st Week

Photo by Karyn Lesinski, Center for Wildlife
~1st Week - 10g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
3 Days Old

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
7 Days Old

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
~2nd Week - 19g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~2nd Week

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~2nd Week

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~2nd Week - 40g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~2nd Week - 40g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~2nd Week - 40g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
14 Days Old

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
~3rd Week - 53g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week - 53g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week - 53g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week - 57g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week - 58g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week - 58g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~3rd Week

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~4th Week - 67g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~4th Week - 67g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~4th Week - 76g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~4th Week

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
~4th Week

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
5 Weeks Old

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
>5 Weeks - 85g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>5 Weeks - 85g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>5 Weeks - 85g

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation
>5 Weeks

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
>5 Weeks

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
>5 Weeks

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
>5 Weeks

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
>5 Weeks

Photo by Elise Wolf, Native Bird Care
>5 Weeks

Photo by Kathleen St. Clair-McGee, American Heritage Wildlife Foundation