WATCH: Newly hatched ducklings bravely leap from rooftop bar in Asbury Park

After the ducklings hatched, they needed to leap off the roof of Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten

For weeks, employees at the giant Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten in Asbury Park have been harboring a secret: a mother duck had laid her eggs on the roof, not far from the rooftop bar where hundreds of revelers gather every night. 

After seeking advice from experts, they left the nest alone and kept guests away, according to a post on the restaurant's Facebook page.

But employees of the restaurant sensed something amiss when they saw the mother duck wandering around on the ground Thursday morning. And then, suddenly, it began raining ducklings as the fuzzy hatchlings bravely began plummeting from the rooftop to join their mother on terra firma.

It is common for many species of ducks, such as mallards and wood ducks, which nest in trees or balconies to have to leap to the ground shortly after hatching. But it is always dramatic and spectacular to watch.

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In this case, the entire scene -- including the restaurant's sous chef catching some of the mallard ducklings in his hat -- was captured on video by office manager Adria Gordon and posted to the restaurant's Facebook page. 

Did the ducks survive? Watch the video for the spec-quack-ular conclusion.