Ducks, Geese & Swans in Michigan
Our list for Michigan has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor, 20 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Michigan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Nov
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–May
King EiderSomateria spectabilisPassage migrantRare46–64 cmRegularly Nov
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraPassage migrantRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Mar–May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- King Eider 46–64 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Ross's Goose 57–64 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made