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Table 2.5 (Continued)

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
American Pinkish red Pale, creamy Down: few wisps of Short, pink at first. d 0: 1.5 F: 12.5 (0.7) Nest: cup. Leave nest: 11–17
Goldfinch or yellow pale grayish on head, Then turns dark d 6: 7 M: 13.1 (0.9) d (earlier if disturbed),
(Spinus tristis) “geranium” legs, wings and grayish brown. d 13: 12 dependent on parents 3 wks
pink abdomen Horseshoe post–fledge. Eyes partly
shape on head from open 3 d, fully open by 7 d.
frontal to occipital Sounds: faint, high‐pitched
and back to frontal. begging calls, become
Skin: reddish. louder by d 8.
Peach wing bars once Ref: 7 (bna.amegfi.02.1), 9
feathered.
Eastern Red, fades Bright yellow, Down: grayish in Long legs with big d 0: 3 F: 38.8 (2.3) Nest: cup on or above
Towhee to pink fades to pale sparse tufts. feet, by d 8 tarsus Fl: 24.7 M: 41.3 (2.4) ground. Leave nest: 10–11 d
(Pipilo yellow Skin: pinkish‐beige. as long as adult. (earlier if disturbed), fed by
erythro‐ parents 3–4 wks after
phthalmus) fledging. Eyes begin to open
4 d, fully open 5–6 d. Juv eye:
reddish brown.
Refs: 1, 7 (bna.262)
Song Sparrow Red White to Down: Sparse black Short, pink to d 0: 1.5 F: 19.5 (1.3) Nest: cup. Leave nest: 9–12
(Melospiza (ruby) yellow or sepia‐brown on yellow orange, d 5: 11 M: 20.5 (1.1) (possibly up to 16) d. Eyes
melodia) back, thighs, wings. then d 15: 19 partly open: 4 d, fully open
Skin: yellow to bright grayish‐brown. 6–7 d. Sounds: quiet chirp,
orange. Bottom of very first basic songs appear
toes dull to bright 13–15 d.
yellow. Refs: 1, 3, 7 (bna.704), 9
Dark‐eyed Deep pink Bright yellow. Down: dark gray Pink gray legs and d 0: 2.2 F: 17.9 (1.0) Nest: cup. Leave nest: 9–13 d
Junco to red Relatively dorsally, dense and tan nails. d 6: 14 M: (earlier if disturbed). Eyes
(Junco hyemalis) thick, not above each eye, about d 11: 17.3 19.3 (1.0) begin to open: 2 d, fully open
prominent 5–7 mm long. 6 d.
Skin: reddish with Ref: 7 (bna.716)
orange tint.
White outer rectrices
when feathered.

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