April 29, 2014

Cornell Bird Cam Captures Hawk Chicks

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By KATHLEEN BITTER

On Sunday, two new faces appeared on the Lab of Ornithology’s live stream of a Red-tailed hawk nest on campus, huddled beneath their mother’s feathers. On Tuesday morning a third newcomer joined them.

Courtesy of Cornell Lab Hawk CamHappy hawks | Two of the three eggs in Big Red and Ezra’s nest hatched Sunday. The third egg hatched Tuesday morning. The nest can be viewed live on the Lab of Ornithology’s Hawk Cam. The Lab of Ornithology also streams live footage from the nests of owls, ospreys, great blue herons and albatrosses.