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The Fall Season Begins
<<>> Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00 - 4:00 pm Open House at the Millers River Environmental Center The success of the summer open house prompts us to extend a couple more chances for area folks to visit the Center. 2:00 PM Join one of ABNC's founding...
Summer Open House at MREC
Sundays July and August 1- 4 PM Millers River Environmental Center Open house 100 Main Street Athol Ma Join us at the Center Sunday afternoons for a look at the exhibits plus each week will be a special program at 2:00 PM on a topic of Natural History interest. July...
An Exciting Season ahead at ABNC
Sitting here on this wintry day, I thought this would be a good time to catch up on the events being planned for 2017. The list is by no means complete as of this writing but I think it is a good start. I want to thank all of the trip leaders and meeting speakers who...
Christmas Bird Count December 17th
We pulled off our 49th annual Athol Christmas Bird Count. 53 species of birds observed on count day with another 4 species on count week (3 days before and 3 days after). Tabulation has been slow as we canceled the formal tally due to the weather and I am very pleased...
Time to Renew your ABNC Membership
August 2016 It is humbling for me to see our organization reaching 53 years of age with nearly 260 memberships, an Environmental Center, energetic trip leaders and great speakers at...
2016 Field Trips and Meetings
We are off to a great start for trips and meetings this year. We wish to thank all the leaders and speakers for their dedication in sharing their interest and knowledge of our natural world with us. Unless otherwise noted, programs are free and open to all, meet at...
Calendars are ready. Xmas Bird Count
Here we are December is rolling in. Ice on the birdbath. Bears are still roaming so most of us are being cautious feeding birds bringing in feeders at night. Pine Siskins have arrived in Royalston and at Joe Superchi'sin...
Will Spring ever arrive?
When I planned to do a March 21st Filed trip I envisioned a spring celebration, Tree Swallows, Phoebes, Ducks galore... But no Ice and snow prevailed A great field trip to celebrate Spring 2015. March 21st eight members of the Athol Bird and Nature Club joined in for...
Athol Christmas Bird Count 2014
7906 individual birds of 62 species were observed by members and friends of the Athol Bird and Nature Club in the annual Christmas bird count on December 20th. Part of national Audubon's 115th annual count the Athol group has surveyed the Athol Circle for 47...
December – Members Night and Christmas Bird Count
We kick off this wintry month with Members night at the Center on 7:00 PM December 10th Dave Small will lead off on a short presentation on Winter Birds and members will follow with a few of their favorite slides. from the past year or fro the past. A fun night to...
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