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Homeschooler Opportunity: Vernal Pool Field Trip
An opportunity for homeschoolers provided at no charge by Athol Bird and Nature Club. Aquatic biologist Cathy Szal, educator Bonnie Benjamin and naturalist Linda LeBlanc will offer a field trip for homeschoolers ages 8-12 years old. May 4th or May 12th: Join us as we...
Adams Farm Hawkwatch 2026 Update
L-R: Mark D. Morris (Site Coordinator) and Eric Mueller (Assistant Site Coordinator) at Adams Farm Hawkwatch in AtholThe 2026 Adams Farm Spring Hawk Watch began on March 9th and will continue through May 9th. The reason we start so early is that the largest raptors...
Homeschooler Opportunity: “Trees: Inside and Out”
An opportunity for homeschoolers provided at no charge by Athol Bird and Nature Club. Aquatic biologist/ teacher Cathy Szal and educator Bonnie Benjamin will offer a hands-on lab class for homeschoolers ages 8-12 years old. April 7th or April 14th: Dissecting and...
Adams Farm Hawk Watch – Spring 2026
From Spring Hawk Watch Leader, Mark Morris: Greetings Hawk Watchers, It is my pleasure to inform everyone that we have been granted permission to once again conduct the Spring Hawk Watch at Adams Farm. Opening day will be Monday, March 9th and continuing thru...
Homeschooler Opportunity: Geology for Kids
An opportunity for homeschoolers provided at no charge by Athol Bird and Nature Club. Geology division coordinator/teacher Max MacPhee and aquatic biologist/ teacher Cathy Szal will offer a class for homeschoolers ages 8-12 years old. March 3 or March 10: We will give...
Athol Christmas Bird Count 2025 – Preliminary Results
57 species and 6,485 individual birds were recorded in the 57th annual Athol Christmas Bird Count on December 20th 2025. More than 40 field counters took to the woods and fields of North Quabbin to participate in the count. The field teams were supplemented with a dozen feeder watchers…
Homeschooler Opportunity: Tracking and Animal Skulls for Kids
An opportunity for homeschoolers provided at no charge by Athol Bird and Nature Club. Aquatic biologist/science teacher Cathy Szal and educator Bonnie Benjamin will offer lab classes for homeschoolers ages 8-12 years old. January 6,13 – Tracking: We will be exploring...
Quabbin Field Trip – November 2025
Photo by Elisabeth CassinariOn November 1st, seventeen birders and naturalists spent a glorious fall day navigating the Quabbin roads from Gate 29 to 43. This special event is one of two annual ABNC natural history trips allowed by the Quabbin Public Access plan. Club...
Annual Dinner November 12th, Membership date changes.
Membership Renewal Time It’s that time of year again when the Athol Bird and Nature Club asks you to please consider renewing your membership that helps us to enhance the appreciation of natural history in the Athol/North Quabbin/Mount Grace region, and to provide...
Athol Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, Dec. 20th 2025
Join this annual citizen science project– the longest continuously running bird data in the area. Contact Dave Small for additional information and to participate in this nationwide annual event: 978-413-1772 or Dave@atholbirdclub.org. Field teams are pretty much in...
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