Athol Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, Dec. 20th 2025

Athol Christmas Bird Count – Saturday, Dec. 20th 2025

Join this annual citizen science project– the longest continuously running bird data in the area. Contact Dave Small for additional information and to participate in this nationwide annual event: 978-413-1772 or Dave@atholbirdclub.org. Field teams are pretty much in...
Call for Photos for the 2026 Calendar

Call for Photos for the 2026 Calendar

We are putting together the 2026 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...
ABNC Calendar Revision

ABNC Calendar Revision

2025 ABNC Calendar Error An error was identified on two pages of the 2025 ABNC calendar. The starting day for August was shown as occurring on Saturday, when it should have been Friday. The starting day for September was shown as occurring on Tuesday when it should...
Quabbin Birding Trip – October 2022

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...
Royalston Ode Trip – May 2022

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...