Hi! My name is Chelsea. I live in San Francisco and I choose to study Mallard ducks because of how common they are in the ponds in the city. When I was younger I used to feed these ducks bread with my babysitters. And when we were assigned this project i began to think about the effect that I had on the ducks and if they have changed as a result of their human interaction. I am studying mallard ducks that live in a large lake in the middle of San Francisco, called Stow Lake. There is a walking path around the lake and there are always people going on walks and feeding the ducks. The most interesting thing about the ducks is that if anyone or anything makes a noise near the side of the lake, the ducks investigate it. I think that they are hoping it is someone who is going to feed them. I am testing how the ducks respond to sound. One of the sounds is of a dog barking, before this experiment I thought this sound would scare all the ducks away but they didn't. Some of the ducks came closer to the sound. I think that is the result of living in a city and having a lot of dogs in the park. My favorite foods are sushi and risotto. Whenever, I have free time I like to cook and read the newspaper.