50th Annual Athol Christmas Bird Count Results

Ever wonder if you’re the only one who is witnessing a lack of birds at your feeder? The National Audubon Christmas Bird Count is one way that question can be answered. This year the local team found only half as many Black-capped Chickadees as we normally see....

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...

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...