Second Egg Pips Next To 1-Day-Old Chick At #CornellHawks Nest

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Pip alert! The Cornell Hawks cam zoomed in for an amazing look at the hatching process of the second chick on May 3. Look closely to see the chick's bill moving inside the small break in the shell. “Pipping” refers to the process of the chick initially breaking through the shell, using a hard projection on its bill called the egg tooth. The resulting hole is the “pip” that the chick then enlarges to finish hatching. It won't be long until the eldest chick has it's first sibling!

Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/cornellhawks

A Red-tailed Hawk pair has been nesting above Cornell University’s athletic fields since at least the 2012, making use of two different light towers for their nest sites. In 2012 and 2015, they used a tower near Fernow Hall, and in 2013, 2014, and 2016, they used the tower nearest Weill Hall. We installed cameras at both of these sites to get a better look at the intimate behavior of these well-known birds as they raise their young amid the bustle of a busy campus.

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