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56th Athol Christmas Bird Count Results
The 56th annual Athol Circle Christmas Bird count was held on December 16th, 2023. This hemisphere wide event is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and locally directed by the Athol Bird and Nature Club. This year’s count broke the 2012 record of 70 species...
Athol Bird and Nature Club Turns 60
It seems hard for many of us to believe our club has been around for 60 years. Founder Bob Coyle would be proud to see the organization he created as a Junior High School Science Club has evolved and is now the premier natural history organization in the North...
Athol Bird and Nature Club Turns 60!
Our Club was established in 1963 as a Junior High school science club under the direction and mentorship of Robert B. Coyle. Bob retired from teaching in 1988 and the club has continued to evolve into a community resource with more than 250 memberships representing a...
Summer Sundays at the MREC
It is with great pleasure we announce the summer programs at your environmental center. This summer we have pulled together a diverse group of local naturalists and experts to present a variety of programs and activities at the Center. The Center will be open each...
Spring Hawk Migration – Adams farm Hawkwatch
Adams Farm Hawk Watch, Athol, MA Spring 2023 Thanks to Mark Morris, Eric Mueller, Chris, Eddy, Joanne Hart, Paul Roberts, and others for bringing the Eastern Mass Hawkwatch (EMHW) to Athol. We had a wonderful spring at Adams Farm meeting many new friends and...
Summary Christmas Bird Count 2022
The 55th annual Athol Circle Christmas Bird Count was held December 17th, 2022. The count sponsored by the National Audubon Society has been running the now hemisphere wide counts for 123 years. National Audubon designates a 15-mile diameter circle where all the bird...
Quabbin Birding Trip – October 2022
Photo by Sue Cloutier On October 29th, eighteen members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club spent a glorious fall day navigating the Quabbin roads from Gate 29 to 40. This special event is one of two annual ABNC natural history trips allowed by the Quabbin Public Access...
ABNC Membership Renewal time is here
It is humbling for me to see our organization reaching 59 years of age with nearly 200 memberships, an Environmental Center, energetic trip leaders and great speakers at our meetings. This is a tribute to our membership and our founder Robert B....
Late Summer Dragonflies on Millers River
Ten members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club joined club president Dave Small searching for odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies in the Millers River behind the Alan Rich Environmental Park in Athol. A beautiful late summer day greeting the observers as...
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