At the Honda Wetland area of Glacier Ridge Metro Park (Union County, northwest of Columbus) today, there were three Mallards perched in a large tree in the middle of the marsh. I first saw two hens from the boardwalk, about half-way up the tree (which I estimated to be 80-100 feet tall). I continued to bird around the marsh, and occasionally checked the tree. The two hens remained in the tree, although they moved around a bit. After more than an hour, I returned to the boardwalk with my scope and was showing the strange sight to a couple of novice birders when a drake landed near the two hens. After a few seconds the drake and one hen flew away, but just circled the area for perhaps a minute, then both returned to the tree. At that point the drake and one hen perched on the branch where they had started, the other hen perched almost straight above them, closer to the top of the tree. They remained in these locations until I left about 15 minutes later. I have a couple of photos, which I unsuccessfully tried to post on Rarebird.org. If anyone wants to see them I will be happy to e-mail them. Other birds of note at the wetlands included Ring-necked Ducks, Northern Shovelers, American Coots, a pair of Blue-winged Teal, one hen Bufflehead, and at least two Eastern Meadowlarks. Gene Stauffer Grove City ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]