Summary Christmas Bird Count 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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...