I think Mallards must be master adaptors. In Downtown Marietta the Mallards ( many of whom have questionable lineage) take it one step further. They walk right through the open door of a restaurant on the Ohio River levee, only to be chased back out by the wait staff. I think the people who eat out on the patio must feed them, or the aroma from inside is too good to pass up! Barb Hohman Devola, near Marietta Washington County ______________________________________________________________________ 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]