Yes, there is a female mallard (pictured here but not the one on our roof) who has built a nest on our roof. She picked a spot where several angles of the roof come together. That spot regularly catches lots of leaves from the oak tree so I doubt she had to do much to build it. Her name is Dame Olivia (aka Livy). Her husband is Sir Lawrence(aka Larry). Larry did his thing and is no where to be found right now. She's sitting on the nest on the roof. The ground predators can't get the eggs the way they usually do. Hawks might find the eggs instead. But, if the chicks hatch in about 30 days she will have to figure out how to get them off the roof without having them go splat on our deck. Livy is much paler in color than the usual female mallard that's how we know it's her. Livy and Larry hang around the bird feeders in the front yard nibbling on stray seeds dropped by the birds when they are feeding. The ducks actualy are pretty tame. I will keep you posted. 
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it sounds like you're going to have to make some kind of duck ramp for the family. i doubt that they've got the same build as tree ducks do for falling from high places.
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