Ready for a blind date? Greater Prairie Chickens are booming on leks in Becker County, MN. Get a close up view of the prairie birds during the Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds May 15-18. Nearly 200 species are recorded annually during field trips to see birds of the prairies, forests and shorebirds with expert birders and a naturalist. Discover from keynote presenter Dr. Rosalind Renfrew where Bobolinks winter and the challenges they face. She banded Bobolink 0961-10071 in Bolivia and 3 ½ years later it was found 12 miles from her home in Vermont. The bird had flown at least 35,000 miles in those 3 ½ years! Other presenters: Joel Greenberg on observing 100 years since the last Passenger Pigeon, Sue Leaf on the Father of MN ornithology and Carrol Henderson on Wildlife Photography. Free Saturday workshop on Shorebird I.D., wine tasting socials, exhibitors. Online program and registration: http://www.visitdetroitlakes.com/events/festival-of-birds
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