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The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills that are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Forty-four species have been recorded in Michigan.
There is only one common hummingbird species in Michigan: the ruby-throated hummingbird. Ruby-throated hummingbirds will begin migrating out of Michigan as early as late August.
This is a list of butterflies and moths—species of the order Lepidoptera—that have been observed in the U.S. state of Michigan ... Hummingbird clearwing ...
Giant hummingbird: Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) 196 Violet-chested hummingbird: Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846) 197 Scissor-tailed hummingbird: Hylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873: 198 Rivoli's hummingbird: Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) 199 Talamanca hummingbird: Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) 200 Fiery-throated hummingbird
Hummingbirds are small birds capable of hovering in mid-air due to the rapid flapping of their wings. They are the only birds that can fly backwards. Unless otherwise noted, all species listed below are considered to occur regularly in North America as permanent residents, summer or winter residents or visitors, or migrants.
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Anna’s Hummingbirds are also considered an accidental species in New York, according to Bird Advisors. They were last spotted in the state in 2017. They were last spotted in the state in 2017.
Amphibians and Reptiles, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Mammals, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; State of Michigan - Crayfish Species Checklist, James W. Fetzner Jr., Section of Invertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 28 January 2008