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.

DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: A Wood Duck populates the Wakodahatchee Wetlands on November 17, 2024 in Delray Beach, Florida. The weather in Florida provides a welcome habitat for a host of ...

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 ...

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 ...