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# One Of LIU Brooklyn’s Three Baby Hawks Flew The Coop For The First Time
- URL: https://bklyner.com/one-of-liu-brooklyns-three-baby-hawks-flies-the-coop-for-the-first-time-fortgreene/
- Published: 2015-06-04T18:47:50.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-04T20:04:23.000Z
- Author: Heather Chin
- Tags: Gerri Hernandez, red-tailed hawks, #API-Imported

![baby hawks fly 2](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/baby-hawks-fly-2-702x468.jpg)

Photos by [Gerri Hernandez](http://gerripix.com/?ref=bklyner.com).

It’s the moment every parent both looks forward to and fears: when their babies spread their wings and fly.

Today is that day for LIU Brooklyn’s [resident red-tailed hawks](/blog/2015/03/24/unexpected-guests-pair-red-tailed-hawks-nest-liu-brooklyn-athletic-lights/), who watched as one of their [three chicks](/blog/2015/04/23/storks-special-delivery-two-hawk-chicks-born-high-above-fort-greene/) — born less than two months ago — took flight for the first time ([watch a short video here](/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/TakeoffA.mov)).

Nearby resident and amateur bird watcher Gerri Hernandéz described the sight excitedly, noting that “this is where she bolts off letting out a tremendous screeching hawk noise. WHOA!”

![baby hawks fly 1](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/baby-hawks-fly-1-702x468.jpg)

Photos by [Gerri Hernandez](http://gerripix.com/?ref=bklyner.com).

“One of these photos has the mama hawk in it; you can see her color is lighter brown and she has a red tail,” added Hernandéz. “The little guy started flying today. Two are still in the nest. . . I caught him jumping around from limb to limb, but it took so long for that little guy to get the courage!”

![baby hawks fly 3](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/baby-hawks-fly-3-702x468.jpg)

Photos by [Gerri Hernandez](http://gerripix.com/?ref=bklyner.com).