Approximate Hatch Weights:
~4g at hatching
~34g by 10 days old
~30.5-43g by fledging at 12-14 days old
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Common Name: Thrushes/Bluebirds/Allies
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Straight and gray to black
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Yellow
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/20449135_734161310117136_5021337291358915284_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/20424272_734161326783801_6401097905024769053_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/20451976_734161343450466_4073078037430607255_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/20449317_734171523449448_3243332308483805477_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4ac6.jpeg)
Photo by Michael Akresh
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/11/fullsizeoutput_4ac8.jpeg)
Photo by Michael Akresh
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/39203643_248127055825204_7761196630484713472_n.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/39441794_933077793558819_6155416256678723584_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/21272977_747714685428465_6092239297865582756_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/21272970_747714948761772_3600662679253116726_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/21415030_747979655401968_6558542952596721514_o.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/10/39332476_1021746411343433_2487241425406656512_n.jpg)
Photo by Maureen Eiger, Help Wild Birds