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Four eggs and a bell tower: Peregrine falcon chicks set to hatch at UC Berkeley in livestream

Four falcon eggs atop a bell tower at UC Berkeley are about to get a crack at fame as they join a storied lineage at the university. On Tuesday, UC Berkeley — and the many online fans of the school's peregrine falcons — will celebrate Hatch Day, when the chicks are expected to peck their way out of their shells and make their debut, according to bird experts who monitor the nest. Once they ...
Annie, a peregrine falcon that nests atop a bell tower at UC Berkeley, watches over four eggs laid in early March and are expected to hatch on April 11.

Four falcon eggs atop a bell tower at UC Berkeley are about to get a crack at fame as they join a storied lineage at the university.

On Tuesday, UC Berkeley — and the many online fans of the school's peregrine falcons — will celebrate Hatch Day, when the chicks are expected to peck their way out of their shells and make their debut, according to bird experts who monitor the nest.

Once they emerge, these chicks will join a bird dynasty that boasts an online fandom that follows the falcons' movements with the rapt attention an audience might give to a reality TV show.

The last few seasons of the bird drama have , and a

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