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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...

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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...

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Upcoming ABNC Events

May 2025

Friday May 2

7:00 am – 11:00 am
Early Bird Birding with Jeff
Recurs weekly

Join Jeff Johnstone here at the Center (100 Main Street Athol) beforeheading out to explore the North Quabbin area for spring migrant birds. Theseare great events for the novice birder to learn from one of our best fieldnaturalists. Come for as long as your schedule allows. Severe weather cancels.Info: Jeff Johnstone, 978-249-9052

Thursday May 8

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Views From a Woodlot

The film is the creation of Chris Hardee of High Cairn Films.

Formore information on the film, visit the High Cairns Films, Views from a Woodlotwebpage, https://www.highcairnfilms.com/views-from-a-woodlot

 

Here’swhat people in the field have said about the film:

 

“Thisfilm opens your eyes to different practices and ways to do forestry. It’s agreat tool for small woodlot owners and family foresters. Inspiring!”

DavidBrynn – Vermont Forester & Executive Director, Vermont Family Forests

 

“I wouldhope that viewers would leave the theater asking the question: Why isn’tsomething that seems so sensible more widespread?”

MitchLansky – Maine Author of ‘Low-Impact Forestry: Forestry as if the Future Mattered’

 

‘[Thefilm does] a superb job of capturing [Bruce Spencer], his woodlot, and hisimportant approach and philosophy towards managing forests.’

DavidFoster – Massachusetts’ Author & Emeritus Director Harvard Forest 

Friday May 9

7:00 am – 11:00 am
Early Bird Birding with Jeff
Recurs weekly

Join Jeff Johnstone here at the Center (100 Main Street Athol) beforeheading out to explore the North Quabbin area for spring migrant birds. Theseare great events for the novice birder to learn from one of our best fieldnaturalists. Come for as long as your schedule allows. Severe weather cancels.Info: Jeff Johnstone, 978-249-9052

 

About ABNC

ABNC is an active group of people sharing an appreciation of nature’s many forms. We have birders, geologists, star watchers, and plant enthusiasts — a full spectrum of interests. If you have an interest in nature, whether a beginner or experienced observer, we welcome you.

Join us at our meetings, field trips, and institutes where you will find a friendly reception and people with similar interests. There are a lot of exciting programs scheduled for the months ahead — check our event schedule, or come by for a visit!

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The Athol Bird & Nature Club maintains the Millers River Environmental Center, which is now wheelchair accessible!

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