Tanagers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Buntings: Eggs, Incubation and Fledging Times
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| Species of Bird | # Eggs | Incubation Time |
Time to fledge |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 6-8 | 12 days | 16 days |
| Carolina Chickadee | 6 | 11-12 days | 13-17 days |
| Boreal Chickadee | 4-9 | 11-15 days | 18 days |
| Tufted Titmouse | 4-8 | 13-14 days | 17-18 days |
| Verdin | 3-6 | 10 days | 21 days |
| Bushtit | 5-7 | 12 days | 14-15 days |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 5-7 | 12 days | 16-21 days |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 3-9 | 12 days | 14 days |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | 3-9 | 14 days | 18-19 days |
| Brown Creeper | 5-6 | 14-16 days | 13-15 days |
| Cactus Wren | 3-7 | 16 days | 19-23 days |
| Rock Wren | 4-6 | 12-14 days | 14-16 days |
| Carolina Wren | 4-8 | 12-14 days | 12-14 days |
| Bewick's Wren | 4-11 | 14 days | 14 days |
| House Wren | 5-6 | 12-15 days | 16-17 days |
| Winter Wren | 4-7 | 14-16 days | 19 days |
| Sedge Wren | 4-8 | 12-15 days | 12-14 days |
| Marsh Wren | 3-8 | 13-15 days | 14-16 days |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 8-11 | 14-15 days | 14-19 days |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5-11 | 12 days | 12 days |
Species of Bird |
# Eggs |
Incubation Time |
Time to Fledge |
| Blue Grosbeak | 2-5 |
11-12 days |
9-13 days |
| Evening Grosbeak | 2-5 |
11-14 days |
13-14 days |
| Indigo Bunting | 2-6 |
12 days |
10-12 days |
| Lark Bunting | 3-6 |
12 days |
8-9 days |
| Northern Cardinal | 2-5 |
12-13 days |
9-11 days |
| Painted Bunting | 3-5 |
11-12 days |
12-14 days |
| Pine Grosbeak | 2-6 |
13-15 days |
13-20 days |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 3-6 |
12-14 days |
9-12 days |
| Scarlet Tanager | 2-5 |
12-14 days |
9-10 days |
| Snow Bunting | 3-9 |
10-16 days |
10-17 days |
| Summer Tanager | 3-5 |
12 days |
9-13 days |
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