Lakecrest Resort
is a great place for bird watching!
Enjoy the diversity of birding sites in Detroit
Lakes while staying 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
Mark your
calendars for the 13th Annual Festival of Birds, May 20-23, 2010. More
new field trip sites will be offered as well as first time workshops.
Keynote speaker is Jeff
Gordon, experienced birder, writer, photographer and
naturalist!
* 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 -2009
Here
is a Species Checklist
Area Birding Locations
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge,
Hamden Slough, Dunton
Locks Great Blue Heron Rookery,
Maplewood State
Park, Felton and
Bluestem Prairies, Itasca State Park,
Buffalo
River State Park
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