Re: [mou-net] Mallards roosting on the roof (Goodhue Co)

2012-05-13 Thread Manley Olson
We live in suburban Falcon Heights. I have often seen mallards perched on roofs but I do not recall seeing more than 3 at any one time and they did not appear to be sleeping or staying very long. This past week I had a pair perched on the roof while I mowed the lawn. They were there at least 15

Re: [mou-net] Mallards roosting on the roof (Goodhue Co)

2012-05-13 Thread Jim Ryan
I have seen Mallards perched on rooftops in a suburban neighborhood before, but not roosting. I thought that was odd enough. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. -* Leo Tolstoy* A w

[mou-net] Mallards roosting on the roof (Goodhue Co)

2012-05-13 Thread Larry Sirvio
On the way back from Craig Mandel’s Fillmore Co trip on Friday evening we stopped at a restaurant near the Mississippi River. At sunset we saw 7 or 8 drake mallards sitting on the roof of a condo next door to restaurant. Some were sleeping – others were preening or stretching. It looked like the