Watch Live: NYU Hawks Lay Eggs In West Village Nest

WEST VILLAGE, NY — The red-tailed hawks of New York University have laid their first eggs of the year.

A hawk couple has nested outside a window on the 12th floor of the school's Bobst Library for years, and each spring the NYU hawk cam captures a crystal-clear view of the nest.

Livestream watchers have spotted at least three eggs in the nest so far. You can watch here:

The happy couple started nesting outside the university president's office in 2011, according to the school. These hawks don't have official names, as NYU discourages on "anthropomorphizing" the birds of prey.

"Finally, we also find it also important to note, given the birds' beauty and the opportunity accorded by the Hawk Cam to observe them intimately as they raise their nestlings, there may be a tendency to project human traits on these raptors, including giving them names," according to to the school. "NYU does not officially endorse anthropomorphizing the adult hawks or their eyasses and will not seek to name them."

New York City is home to at least 20 known red-tailed hawk couples, most of whom have made permanent or semi-permanent nests here.

Image credit: NYU Hawk Cam