BIRDING

Enjoy the diversity of birding sites in Detroit Lakes while stayng at Lakecrest Resort.  Enjoy our off season rates,  specials and senior discounts.  We are in the heart of a transition zone were several ecosystems meet including northern hardwoods, tall grass, aspen parkland, and boreal forest.  This unique area provides habitat for over 250 bird species.  Call Hamden Slough for a reservation to see the impressive Prairie Chicken matting ritual.  

 

Detroit Lakes Birding Hotline 1-800-433-1888
We are located in the middle of the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail which features 43 birding hotspots. You can check out their web site by clicking above.  Some of the unique "lifers" you can see here include the Northern Goshawk, Ruffed Grouse, Greater Prairie-Chicken, Yellow Rail, American Woodcock, Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers, Boreal Chickadee, Bay-breasted, Connecticut and Mourning Warblers, Red and White-winged Crossbills and Pine and Evening Grosbeaks

During peak migration you can see 20 species of waterfowl and 25 species of warblers, along with a whole host of other birds near and around Detroit Lakes. Some "favorites" that stay for the summer breeding season include: Common Loon, American Bittern, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, American Woodcock, Barred Owl, Northern Saw-Whet owl, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Martin, Winter Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit and Wood Thrushes, 15 Warbler species and scarlet tanager, to name a few.

 

Detroit Lakes Birding Festival

The 15th Annual Festival of Birds is scheduled for May 17-20, 2012. 
To kick off the festival on Thursday, May 17, Carrol Henderson will return to the site where Trumpeter Swans were released in a reintroduction program 25 years ago - Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. Carrol's presentation will detail how the swans were brought back from dangerously low numbers right here in Minnesota, where they now grace many lakes! Our featured presenter comes from the University of Washington - John Marzluff, to enlighten us about his recent findings from his innovative studies on human face recognition in crows. You're certain to think of these black birds in a whole new way after hearing what Marzluff discovered during his studies at his Saturday night presentation!

Fieldtrips loaded with over 190 species sighted in previous years  * Visit
Tamarac & Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuges, Itasca State Park,
For more information on the Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds, as well as other area attractions, contact the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Here is a list of birds sighted from 2000 -2011   

Here is a Species Checklist

Area Birding Locations
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, 18 miles

Hamden Slough, 8 miles

Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District  3 miles

Dunton Locks Great Blue Heron Rookery, 3 miles

Maplewood State Park, 36 miles

 Itasca State Park, 62 miles

Buffalo River State Park  30 miles

Felton, Waubun, Helliksen Prairies  50 miles

Rothsay Wildlife Management Area 43 miles

Call today for a VISIT up to June 25TH 2011 of 5 days or longer and Mention you are coming to go BIRD WATCHING and we will take 10%  off our normal rate for that period.