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Field Trip to Cape Ann, 2000
January 15, 2000 Veteran Trip leader Mark Taylor from Northfield led the Club's first field trip of the century to the Massachusetts Coast at Cape Ann. Frigid temperatures with a low of the day recorded at -9 degrees F in Templeton on the way down and not rising above...
Quabbin Field Trip, October 1999
October 30, 1999 Nineteen members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club joined Club President Dave Small for a daylong exploration of the New Salem Section of the MDC Quabbin Watershed. Entering Gate 29 off Route 202 the group immediately noted the harvest of...
Field Trip to Orange Airport 1999
October 2, 1999 The Orange Municipal Airport provides the North Quabbin Region with a unique mixture of grassland, farmland, shrub and young forest habitats adjacent to mature forests and wetlands. This land use mosaic provides habitats for a wide diversity of plant...
Petersham Dragonfly Trip, 1999
In spite of early weather forecasts to the contrary, cloudless skies and bright sunshine greeted the 16 members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club who met for the annual Dragonfly field trip held Sunday in Petersham. Blair Nikula, Jeremiah Trimble and Rick...
Butterfly Institute Trip, June 1999
June 12, 1999 The Butterfly Institute traveled to Gill Massachusetts led by Institute coordinator Dave Small and Montague naturalist Mark Fairbrother. The group made its first stop at a farmers wet meadow. The first of two Milbert’s Tortoiseshells and Tiger...
Butterfly Institute Mount Greylock, 1999
More than 20 butterfly enthusiasts gathered at Turners Falls to join naturalist Mark Fairbrother of Montague on a butterfly tour of Western Massachusetts. Spectacular views of the areas abundant forested landscapes and the very low flowing rivers, resulting from this...
Butterfly Institute Petersham 1999
A glorious day treated the 20 butterfly enthusiasts gathered for a comparison of the butterfly communities of swamps and meadows in Petersham. The Butterfly Institute is sponsored by the Athol Bird and Nature Club and the Massachusetts Butterfly club. A Mourning Cloak...
Butterfly Institute Royalston 1999
The Petersham Butterfly Institute had a spirited trip Sunday into Royalston with 16 participants lead by Carl Kamp assisted by Dolores Price and Dave Small. The group had great looks at several species including American Copper, Spring Azure, Clouded Sulfur, Juvenal's...
Trip Report May 8 1999
Saturday, May 8, 1999 Local Spring Birding (photo left to right James Mallett, Mike Polana, Dave Caldwell) Members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club scoured the local area for signs of spring migrant birds. The group led by Dave Caldwell, James Mallet, and Mike Polana...
May 1999 Quabbin Field Trip
Members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club enjoyed a picture perfect spring day touring the Quabbin May 5, 199, in search of spring birds and enjoying the natural history of the area. . Meeting at the MDC field office members observed wild turkey, chipping sparrow,...
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