Look For - Male has metallic green head and neck separated from the purplish-brown breast by a white ring; females are mottled, buffy-brown in color with a pale eye-brow and a dark stripe through the eye

Nesting Area - Throughout the Northern Hemisphere in places where climatic conditions are not too severe

Wintering Area - almost to the Tropic of Cancer and in North Africa as far south as the northern Sudan

Nest Site - Ground boxes, weeded areas where the nest is concealed beneath the undergrowth, usually near water; not guarded by male

Initial Nest - During spring-summer of first year

When - April until June in the nesting area and at Chenoa

Clutch Size - 10 to 12 buffish-green eggs

Incubation - Approximately 28 days

Mallards are residents of Gateway Marina at Barren Island. They are usually spotted by the main dock waiting for food that the patrons throw down to them. Other times they can be seen patrolling the docks in search of food.

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