46th Annual Athol Christmas Bird Count

Saturday December 14th 2013 the 46th annual Athol Christmas Bird Count went off without a hitch beating the snow storm and with teams observing 9,205 individual birds of 57 species in the 15 mile diameter circle. Highlights included 7 Bald eagles, An American Kestrel...

Athol Christmas Bird Count December 14th

It is that time of year again. December 14th the Athol Bird adn nature Club will embark on the annual Christmas Bird Count. This is the 114th year of the count which is sponsored by the National Audubon Society. The Athol team hasn’t been around quite that long,...

Celebrate the “The Big Year”

For its own “big year”– its 50th anniversary – the Athol Bird and Nature Club will present “Big Year” birder Greg Miller in two special events. In birding circles the Big Year is an informal competition to locate and identify as many unique bird species as possible...

The Lives of Otters

  River otters – the most aquatic and social members of the weasel family – are a joy to watch as they slide down slopes or cavort in the water. Learn more about these creatures on Wednesday, October 9 at 7 p.m., when the Athol Bird and Nature Club presents...

Athol Bird and Nature Club 50th Celebration

  We did it! 150 members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club filled the Elks Hall for an evening of remembrance, camaraderie, and hope for the future.   Robert Banks Coyle our Club founder was honored by friends and former student and received a...