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Abbreviations: d: day, H: hatchling 1–3 days, N: nestling, Fl: fledgling, Juv: juvenile, F: female, M: male.
Species Mouth color Gape flanges Integument Tarsus/Toes Approx. Weight (g) Other Features and References
Cedar Waxwing Deep pink Creamy‐yellow, Down: none. Weak until d 0: 2.8–3.3 F: 32.6(2.3) Nest: open cup in fork. Leave
(Bombycilla to bright thin Skin: pink, darkens d 9. d 7: 18.4–19.5 M: 30.6 (2.2) nest: 14–18 d. Eyes begin to
cedrorum) red d 1. Juv: legs brown d 14: 26 open 6–7 d, open 8 d.
d 3: yellow waxy tips Fl: 25–30 Sounds: 5th d: faint buzzing
on tail. Black “mask” or chirping. Begging call:
feathers last to long excited trill using
unsheathe. several chip syllables.
Opalescent markings inside
mouth at corners.
Ref: 7 (bna.309), 8, 9
Phaino pepla Pinkish‐ Yellow Down: white, long Short and chunky, 22.1 Nest: open cup. Leave nest:
(Phainopepla beige tufts on head and pinkish to gray. 19–20 d. Refs: 1, 7 (bna.415)
nitens) wings, center of
crown is bare.
Skin: grayish or
purplish‐black.
House Sparrow Pinkish, Varies white, Down: none. Short and chunky, d 0: 2–3 F: 28.4 (1.4 Nest: cavity preferred, in
(Passer pinkish‐ then lemon Skin: pink to red. pinkish to gray. d 6: 14 M: 28.6 (1.4) crevice or on ledge. Leave
domesticus) yellow, or yellow, Light gray feather d 14: 27.5 nest: 14–16 d, fed by parents
red prominent tracts appear 2 wks post‐fledge. Eyes partly
6–10 hours after open 3–4 d; fully open 5 d.
hatch, then darken. Sounds: melodic, single chirp.
Ref: 7 (bna.12), 9
American Pipit Reddish‐ Very pale Down: fairly thick, d 0: 1.6–2.4 F: 20 (0.8) Nest: open cup on ground.
(Anthus orange yellow long, brownish‐gray, M: 21.1 (1.4) Leave nest: 13–16 (avg. 14) d.
rubescens) shorter and lighter Eyes open: 4–5 d.
underparts. Refs: 1, 7 (bna.95)
Skin: pinkish.
House Finch Pink, then Pale yellow at Down: abundant, Short, stocky legs d 0: 1.5–1.8 21.4 (1.3) Nest: open cup. Leave nest:
(Haemorhous dark pink hatch, then white or grayish and feet. d 5: 6.4–7.7 variable, avg. 16 d, or earlier
mexicanus) to bright yellower brown on all dorsal d 16: 18.8 (d10) if disturbed. Eyes
orange‐ red (cream at areas. Rows of whitish partly open 3–5 d, fully open
corners) down on head (2 rows 7 d, self‐feeding ~ 3wks after
on crown and a small fledging. Sounds: none at
row above each eye). hatch, later a high‐pitched
Skin: pinkish yellow. peeping.
Ref: 7 (bna.46)
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