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address PO Box 5634, Elgin, Illinois 60121
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FPDKC Bird Watching Walk

August 17 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Kane County Forest Preserve District (FPDKC) Naturalists will cover basic bird identification skills and share a few interesting stories along the way.

Sunday, August 17; 9 – 10 a.m
Burnidge Forest Preserve
14N035 Coombs Road, Elgin
FREE

kane county forest preserve
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