ABNC News

Thanks to the more than 45 friends who braved the dismal weather forecast and joined us at the Annual MothBall. The weather held with only 0.22 inches of rain fell during the day and only 0.02 inches after 9:00PM. Most exciting is the increase each year of university...

We are putting together the 2027 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...

Ted Purcell (in front) , and (left-to-right) David Brown, Eric Mueller, Julie Brown with her dog Maggie, Mark Morris, Joe Fountain, Joanne Hart and Tom GottschangEnd of season update from Lead Hawk Watch Counter, Mark Morris: Special thanks to observers David Brown,...

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...

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...

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...

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...