Kane County Audubon will host a number of events inviting the public to enjoy nature this winter. Here’s what’s happening in February:

• Bird Walk: 8 a.m. Feb. 7 at Dick Young Forest Preserve, Nelson Lake Road, Batavia. Attendees will be able to walk around the forest preserve to observe birds and nature. Participants can park by the forest preserve’s silo. For information, call 630-802-1153.
• Kane County Audubon monthly meeting: 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Drive, St. Charles. The meeting features a birding photography panel. The panel will discuss bird photographs, photography tips, and answer photography questions. The panel discussion will be led by Jackie Bowman, Bill Ludemann, Eva Dorman, Andy Gibbs, and Chuck Peterson. For information, call 630-776-0924.
• Great Backyard Bird Count: Feb. 13 through Feb. 16. The Great Backyard Bird Count is an online citizen-science project to collect wild birds data and display near real-time results. Participants can tally the numbers and species of birds at a location for at least 15 minutes. The audubon society also will count birds at feeders from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Drive, St. Charles. For information, birdcount.org.
• Bird Walk: 8 a.m. Feb. 14 at the former Carpentersville Dam, 310 N. Lincoln Ave., Carpentersville. Attendees will be able to walk and view river changes caused by the dam removal. Participants also can move up river to Dundee. For information, call 630-347-5991.
• Gull Frolic: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at Winthrop Harbor Yacht Club, 1 Yacht Club Drive, Winthrop Harbor. Participants can watch and study various winter gull and bird species at North Point Marina. The event also features an education presentation and breakfast and lunch buffets. Attendees can bring binoculars, scope, and cold weather gear. The Gull Frolic will be hosted by the Illinois Ornithological Society. The event tickets cost $40. For information, illinoisbirds.org.
• Bird Walk: 8 a.m. Feb. 21 at Hannaford Woods Forest Preserve, 5S002 Merrill Road, Sugar Grove. Attendees will be able to walk along Blackberry Creek’s meadows and wetland areas. For information, call 815-545-3713.
• Bird Walk: 8 a.m. Feb. 28 at Les Arends Forest Preserve, 2S731 Illinois State Route 31, Batavia. Participants can walk along the Fox River. For information, call 630-822-5452.
• Kane County Audubon Texas trip: Feb. 28 through March. 8.

Kane County Audubon is the local chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society and meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, September through May.

For information, call 630-776-0924 or 217-544-2473 or visit kanecountyaudubon.com or illinoisaudubon.org.