7 WETLAND WONDERS
Michigan’s 7 Wetland Wonders are the premier managed waterfowl areas in the state, offering great hunting opportunities and a chance to enjoy the state’s marshes and wetland wildlife.
They are managed today to provide waterfowl habitat for nesting and migration and to benefit other wildlife.
They are managed today to provide waterfowl habitat for nesting and migration and to benefit other wildlife.
DABBLERS
If you’ve ever seen a duck tip its bottom up in the air and its head underwater to look for food, you’ve seen a dabbler duck. Dabblers sit high in the water and look for their food at the water’s surface:
MALLARD
PINTAIL
WOOD DUCK
TEAL
WIGEON
CADWALL
BLACK DUCK
SHOVELER
DIVERS
A diver duck walks awkwardly on land because its legs are near the rear of its body.
But underwater, those rear-placed legs give it grace and speed as it dives for its food
CANVASBACK
REDHEAD
SCALUP
RINGE NECKED
SEA DUCKS
A sea duck’s bill is made to feed on mussels, insect larvae and fish. Sea ducks are some of the best divers of all waterfowl. It’s been said they can dive to depths of 180 feet. Some sea ducks spend the winter on the open water of the Great Lakes, while others rest on large lakes during their long migration. Most sea ducks do not nest in Michigan.
LONGETAILED
GOLDENEYE
MERGANSER
BUFFLEHEAD
RUDDY
