Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds
- M State College
900 Hwy 34 East, Detroit Lakes, MN - Phone: 218-847-9202
- Toll Free: 800-542-3992
- cleone@VisitDetroitLakes.com
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Registration fees apply. Register online at http://www.VisitDetroitLakes.com- Registration fees apply. Register online at http://www.VisitDetroitLakes.com
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Year-RoundNearly 200 bird species recorded annually during the spring migration in a unique transition zone of tall-grass prairie, northern hardwood & conifer forests. Field trips, workshops, socials, exhibitors. Featured presenter on Saturday, May 18 is Cornell Lab of Ornithology's director, John W. Fitzpatrick. Find out what birds teach us about human nature, envionmental protection and saving species on Earth in his presentation "Discoving how Birds can save the World." Carrol Henderson kicks off the festival May 16 by revealing what has been discovered about the effects of the Gulf oil spill on migrating birds. Professional photographer Robert Taylor, Winnipeg will wow you with his bird photos and entertain you with the stories behind how he got them on May 17. Plus, travel with us to Winnipeg, Manitoba May 19-20 for some of North America's hottest birding spots! Online program and registration at www.VisitDetroitLakes.com.
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: Thursday-Sunday with early morning field trips and Saturday evening keynote speaker. Nature-based exhibitors, optics open to public at no fee Saturday.
Green Practices
- Waste Reduction/Reuse/Recycling
Event Attributes
- Accessible to Disabled
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Directions
Highway 10 to north on Washington Ave six blocks. East on Hwy 34, one block past stop lights
