The following bird photographs may be downloaded for use in association with information available in this press release about Important Bird Areas in Michigan.

• Canvasback © Jerry S. Jourdan.
  Up to 7% of the world's Canvasbacks spend the fall and winter on the Detroit River, making it a globally significant IBA for this rare species.

• Redhead © Jerry S. Jourdan.
  Thousands of Redheads, like this male, use the river during the non-breeding season each year, joining the huge Canvasback flocks..
  

• Waterfowl Collage © Jerry S. Jourdan.
  Shown here is a breathtaking panoramic of a raft of over 5,000 waterfowl in Mud Island on the Detroit River taken on 4 January 2010. Composite by Jerry S. Jourdan.