WATCH: CCSU's Expecting Duck Takes Campus By Storm

NEW BRITAIN, CT — The public is invited to take a gander at Central Connecticut State University's big duck on campus.

Her name is "Stanley," a perfect name considering that CCSU is in New Britain, and she's about welcome some new quackers into the world at the university.

In fact, CCSU has even given the public the means to tune in to the CCSU Duck-cam to watch her new arrivals when they bust through her egg shells.

CCSU officials said Tuesday this is the third straight year a female mallard has turned his hub of higher education into a maternity ward.

They explained why.

"The nesting area provides excellent shelter from predators and limited human interaction," wrote the university.

Meanwhile, state officials have had their eyes on Stanley for a while.

According to CCSU, she is one of many caught by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection at New Britain's Stanley Quarter Park in recent years.

She's even been tagged with a GPS device.

"DEEP is monitoring ducks as part of an initiative to assess mallards’ nesting success, including brood movement and habitat selection," wrote the university.

CCSU said the incubation period for duck eggs is about 26 days, so the ducklings could arrive anytime this week or next.

CCSU Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator Kelly Selby suggested the university install a camera with a live feed to better monitor the nest and alert staff to when Stanley is ready to make her move off campus.

Meanwhile, Selby said the camera’s placement will not disturb Stanley or alert predators to her location.

When the time comes, CCSU faculty and staff will help Stanley move her hatchlings back to Stanley Quarter Park, as the nest’s current location doesn’t offer a direct exit route.

"Complicating things this year is ongoing construction at Stanley Quarter; depending on the conditions, Stanley and her family may take up residence at another local pond," wrote CCSU.

To check in on Stanley's progress and the progress of her eggs, click on this link.