Who We Are

The Lakes Area Birding Club was founded by Betsy Beneke in 1990 for birders in the Detroit Lakes area. New birders are always welcome, and we currently have 80 members.

Membership dues are $8.00 per year/per household. We also raise funds by T-shirt and sweatshirt sales.

Our Newsletter is the Marsh Wren-dition and has been published since 1991. It is mailed to our members six times per year.

Write Us At:

Lakes Area Birding Club
c/o Betsy Beneke
1110 West Lake Drive Apt. #2
Detroit Lakes MN, 56501

Our Officers

President: Sally Hausken, 1248 S. Shore Dr., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-847-80326
Vice President and Treasurer: Dick Wilson, 14296 E. Fox Lake Rd., Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-846-1594
Secretary: Sharon Bergman, 24816 NE Rock Lake Rd, Rochert, MN 56578
218-846-1160
Contact person: Betsy Beneke, 1110 West Lake Drive Apt #2, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
218-847-6681

Our Meetings

We meet the last Monday of each month (except December) at 7:00 P.M. in the Detroit Lakes Public Library meeting room. Contact the president or any of the officers listed above.

Club Field Trips

We conduct six to eight field trips each year. Places visited include Itasca State Park, the Felton Prairie, Rothsay WMA, Tewaukon NWR and Tamarac NWR.

Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds

Our club helps to plan this annual event, which is held the third weekend in May. At this time, spring migration is usually at its peak in our area, where prairie meets both northern hardwood and pine forests. Activities include field trips, workshops, speakers, bird walks, arts & crafts.

For information and registration forms (when available) contact

Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 348
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
1-800-542-3992