ABNC News

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...

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...

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…

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...

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...

We are putting together the 2026 Athol Bird and Nature Club calendar. In the past many have submitted photos/images for consideration to be used. Believe it or not, the most difficult part of the project is having enough images to review that are appropriate for each...

2025 ABNC Calendar Error An error was identified on two pages of the 2025 ABNC calendar. The starting day for August was shown as occurring on Saturday, when it should have been Friday. The starting day for September was shown as occurring on Tuesday when it should...