Hi Caroline,
In A FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS' NESTS Hal Harrison mentions that Mallards
occasionally nest in trees. In the guide, each species is allotted
one page max, at the bottom of which is a catch-all section called
Notes, which often includes descriptions of unusual nest locations.
His
Hi David,
We don't know if the Mallard drake in the vicinity was father to
those ducklings. Perhaps he was just a casual participant in the
excitement of the moment. I think the usual story is that the
Mallard male defends the nest territory only until the clutch is
complete,
We were walking at Stewart Park, and saw a Mallard couple making a fuss,
circling around a lawn area and landing, then taking off and circling again,
agitating and vocalizing.
We watched for awhile and then heard peeping near a tree. We assumed there
was a duckling in the scrubby growth around
