by ABNC | Dec 23, 2025 | News
Dave Small starting the day with a presentation on Christmas Bird Counts at the Mount Grace event. 57 species and 6,485 individual birds were recorded in the 57th annual Athol Christmas Bird Count on December 20th 2025. More than 40 field counters took to the woods...
by ABNC | Dec 9, 2025 | News
An opportunity for homeschoolers provided at no charge by Athol Bird and Nature Club. Aquatic biologist/science teacher Cathy Szal and educator Bonnie Benjamin will offer lab classes for homeschoolers ages 8-12 years old. January 6,13 – Tracking: We will be exploring...
by ABNC | Nov 11, 2025 | Bird Trip Reports, Field Trip Reports, News
Photo by Elisabeth Cassinari On November 1st, seventeen birders and naturalists spent a glorious fall day navigating the Quabbin roads from Gate 29 to 43. This special event is one of two annual ABNC natural history trips allowed by the Quabbin Public Access plan....
by ABNC | Oct 8, 2025 | News
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...
by ABNC | Sep 30, 2025 | News
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...