ABNC News
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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...
Sunday Open House Celebration a great Success
Thank you to all of our volunteers that made this event so special. A beautiful day to enjoy music, art, birds of prey, Root beer Floats and our enhanced exhibits. Special thanks to all our presenters who volunteered their time and skills to make our open house a huge...
Royalston Ode Trip – May 2022
On Sunday May 29th, 8 members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club embarked on a beautiful sunlit day exploring for Odonates and other insects in Royalston Ma. First stop was the Eagle Reserve a huge bog and marsh owned and protected by the Mount Grace Land...
How to Prepare for Climate Change
Join us as we welcome David Pogue for a zoom presentation on April 13, 2022, @ 6:00. He will be presenting on the topics discussed in his book, How to Prepare for Climate Change, and there will be Q & A afterward. In How to...
Cape Ann Birding Trip – February 2022
View from Jodrey Pier, Gloucester, MA - photo by Joan Duprey, (January 2011) On February 13, the Club sponsored a trip to Cape Ann, led by Ernie LeBlanc. As many know, Cape Ann in the winter can be a cold and windy experience, and this day met expectations. In...
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