KENT COUNTY, Mich. — When the wood duck was declared Michigan's state duck last month, its welcoming party — a growing community of both beginner and veteran birders — was perhaps as popular as it's ...

This year, the official arrival of spring seemed to coincide nicely with the disappearance of the ice from many of our local lakes and ponds. Last weekend, while collecting ambient nature sounds for ...

Q: When do the sandhill cranes return to our state? I always enjoy hearing and seeing these amazing birds. A: I’m glad you’re a sandhill crane fan, and I agree, it’s wonderful to see and hear these ...

As you drive past lakes, ponds, or even just roadside puddles, this is the time of year when you keep your eyes peeled for the sight of a male wood duck. Surprisingly small, these ducks are absolutely ...

Michigan has a new state symbol. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday, March 26 that designates the wood duck as the official state duck of Michigan. The wood duck joins iconography like ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The American robin can move over. Michigan has another state bird. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday making the wood duck Michigan’s official state duck.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Michigan has named the wood duck as the state's very first official duck, a bird that turns heads with its rare beauty and ...

LANSING, MI – Now, they are among Michigan’s most hunted waterfowl, with male wood ducks described as one of the most beautiful birds in the world. But only a few generations ago, the wood duck was ...

(WXYZ) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bill that makes the Wood Duck the official state duck of Michigan. The bill, introduced first by State Rep ...

The wood duck has been named the official state duck for Michigan. On Wednesday, March 25, the Michigan Senate passed House Bill 4044, which would name the wood duck as the official state duck of ...

REXBURG — While watching hooded mergansers and mallards feeding on a canal near Rexburg on Tuesday evening, I counted 14 wood ducks flying in to join their feeding friends just before dark. The next ...