1. Report.
2. Jeanne comments.
1. Report.
Tuesday, May 10, I got a call from a lady who was concerned about a Mallard Duck wandering around Gerry Street. Gerry Street is in a lovely little neighborhood hidden a little west of Harvard Square. It is between Mount Auburn Street and Memorial Drive, with some small stores on Mount Auburn Street and massive converted condos between it and Memorial Drive.
She had last seen the Mallard in a parking lot behind a row of stores. She was concerned because a parking lot is not good duck habitat.
I parked at a meter across from the Harvard Square Post Office two blocks away and walked back to investigate. Just to the west of the store parking lot is an asphalt area behind a private home. There were bread morsels spread out over the asphalt.
I wandered around this lovely smaller scale neighborhood. No duck.
I called the lady back and reported that Mr. Mallard had apparently been attracted by the food and decided, in agreement with the lady, that the area was not good duck habitat. We were both happy.
2. Jeanne comments.
That was really nice.
