if you have more photos....you might want to enter the "funky nests" challenge
by Cornell:
http://celebrateurbanbirds.org/community/challenges/funky-nests-2015/
Kaye Fiorello
Bradley County
From: jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TN-Bird] Mallard lays eggs on deck of float boat at South Holston
Lake
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 22:44:03 -0400
South Holston LakeSullivan Co., TN13 April 2015 When Nancy McPeak and I were
making ready our boat to go birdingon the lake today, a Mallard hen flushed
from the back floor where ithad built a nest using the rope tied to an anchor.
She had evidentlywrapped the rope around and around to make the nest bowl.
Sheusually lays an egg a day up to about 13 eggs or so. If that is the
case,she laid the first of three eggs Saturday. Wallace CoffeyBristol, TN