You don't want to waste any time in birders' paradise - Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

More than 250 species of birds live in Becker County. Why? Because the Detroit Lakes area is in the heart of a transition zone of tall grass prairie, northern hardwood and coniferous ecosystems. Serious birders flock here each spring for the annual Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds.

The 14th Annual Festival of Birds is approaching on May 19-22, 2011.