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Lesser Scaups.

At 15 to 18 inches in lentgh similar to the Greater Scaup but the Lesser Scaup's crown is higher and forhead is steeper. The male head is glossed with purple instead of the green of the Greater Scaup. The female is dark brown with a small white face patch and not easily distinguishable from the female Greater Scaup.

They inhabit ponds and marshes. During migration and winter they can be found on lakes, rivers and ponds. In some southern states they can be found on salt water.

They range from the interior of Alasks and northern Canada south to Colorato and Iowa and occassionally further east. They winter along the east and west coasts as well as sout Colorado and the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.

Sterling State Park, Monrow County, Michigan.

Mute Swans on Wildwing Lake.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Mallard (female).

18 to 27 inches in length. The male has a green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast and a grayish body. Their secondary wing feathers are metallic purplish blue, bordered in front and back with white. The female is mottled brown with a white tail and purplish-blue secondary wing feathers. The bill is mttled orange and black.

They inhabit ponds, lakes and marshes. Semi-domesticated birds may be found on almost any body of water.

They range from Alaska east to Quebec and south from southern Californiain the west and Virginia in the east. They winter throughout the United States.

Sterling State Park, Monrow County, Michigan.

Gadwalls.

At 18 to 21 inches they are medium-sized ducks. The male is grayish with a white pach on the back edge of the wing, a black rump and sandy-brown head. The female is mottled brown with a white patch of the back edge of the wing.

They inhabit freshwater marshes, ponds and rivers. They can also be found locally in salt marshes.

They range from southern Alaska to Minnesoata south to California in the west and western Texas in the east. They can also be found locally in the eastern US. They winter in much of the central and southern United States.

Sterling State Park, Monrow County, Michigan.

Gadwall.

At 18 to 21 inches they are medium-sized ducks. The male is grayish with a white pach on the back edge of the wing, a black rump and sandy-brown head. The female is mottled brown with a white patch of the back edge of the wing.

They inhabit freshwater marshes, ponds and rivers. They can also be found locally in salt marshes.

They range from southern Alaska to Minnesoata south to California in the west and western Texas in the east. They can also be found locally in the eastern US. They winter in much of the central and southern United States.

Sterling State Park, Monrow County, Michigan.

Mallard (male).

18 to 27 inches in length. The male has a green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast and a grayish body. Their secondary wing feathers are metallic purplish blue, bordered in front and back with white. The female is mottled brown with a white tail and purplish-blue secondary wing feathers. The bill is mttled orange and black.

They inhabit ponds, lakes and marshes. Semi-domesticated birds may be found on almost any body of water.

They range from Alaska east to Quebec and south from southern Californiain the west and Virginia in the east. They winter throughout the United States.

Sterling State Park, Monrow County, Michigan.

Gadwalls.

At 18 to 21 inches they are medium-sized ducks. The male is grayish with a white pach on the back edge of the wing, a black rump and sandy-brown head. The female is mottled brown with a white patch of the back edge of the wing.

They inhabit freshwater marshes, ponds and rivers. They can also be found locally in salt marshes.

They range from southern Alaska to Minnesoata south to California in the west and western Texas in the east. They can also be found locally in the eastern US. They winter in much of the central and southern United States.

Sterling State Park, Monrow County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Wood Duck (female).

17 to 20 inches in length. A crested, multicolored duck. The male is patterned in iridescent greens, purples and blues with a distinctive white chin patch and face stripes with a mainly red bill and long tail. The female is grayish with a broad white eye ring.

They inhabit wooded rivers and ponds and wooded swamps. VIsits freshwater marshes in late summer and fall.

They range from British Columbia south to California and from Montana east to Nova Scotia and south to Texas and Florida. They are absent in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Winters near Pacific Coast north to Washington and to New Jersy in the Eastern United States but rarely further north.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Mute Swan.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Wood Duck (female).

17 to 20 inches in length. A crested, multicolored duck. The male is patterned in iridescent greens, purples and blues with a distinctive white chin patch and face stripes with a mainly red bill and long tail. The female is grayish with a broad white eye ring.

They inhabit wooded rivers and ponds and wooded swamps. VIsits freshwater marshes in late summer and fall.

They range from British Columbia south to California and from Montana east to Nova Scotia and south to Texas and Florida. They are absent in the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Winters near Pacific Coast north to Washington and to New Jersy in the Eastern United States but rarely further north.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Mute Swans.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Mute Swans.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Wood Ducks and Mute Swan on Wildwing Lake.

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Mute Swans.

58 to 60 inches in length with a wingspan of just under 8 feet. The adults are all white with an orange bill with a black knob at the base. The young birds are the same but dingy gray-brown becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a feaceful curve while native swans hold thei rnecks straight up.

They inhabit ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons and bays.

Not native to North America, they were introduced from Europe into the northeastern United States. Resident and most common in Southern New England, southeastern New York, New Jersey and Maryland. They are also locally established in Michigan.

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.