Our Post Pandemic View
The last year plus have been trying for all of us. As more of us get vaccinated the CDC and government at all levels have begun to lift restrictions sometimes creating more questions about what we can...
View ArticleSummer weather is upon us
Public Gathering at UMass Amherst Sunwheel will Mark June 10 Solar Eclipse Dawn gathering will celebrate unique and beautiful event AMHERST, Mass. – The public is invited to join astronomers at the...
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ABNC Board has signed on to Opposing the Proposed Gardner Sludge Landfill Expansion: We join our partner Millers River Watershed Council and others in opposition to the expansion of the Gardner...
View ArticleExhibit changes at the Center
A lot has been happening behind the scene at the Center while we were closed during the pandemic. As we begin to return to the new normal, volunteers have been hard at work at the Center, cleaning,...
View ArticleAdvisory: Report Dead Birds and Remove Feeders
An illness is impacting birds in certain parts of the country. As a precautionary measure, MassWildlife is urging the public to report observations of dead birds and stop using bird feeders at this...
View ArticleGuided Fern Walk Trip Report
Randy Stone, left, guided participants on a fern walk Sunday, July 25, at the Bearsden Conservation Area in Athol. Thanks to Randy Stone for guiding us on an exploration of local ferns at the Bearsden...
View ArticleQuabbin Gate 35 – ABNC Trip with Brookline Bird Club
On Friday, September 10th, the Athol Bird and Nature Club was joined by the Brookline Bird Club on a co-sponsored walk through Quabbin Reservoir’s Gate 35. Highlights were many migrant warblers like...
View Article2022 ABNC Calendars are now available
Cover of ABNC 2022 Calendar The Athol Bird and Nature Club (ABNC) calendar, chock full of nature notes, trivia questions, and of course, some amazing photos of local birds, animals, and plants are now...
View Article2021 Athol Circle Christmas Bird Count – 10,495 birds of 59 species observed
December 18th, 2021 the Athol Bird and Nature Club (ABNC) held the 54th annual Athol Circle Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This annual event is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and is designed...
View ArticleTurners Falls Accessible Field Trip with the Anti-racist Collective of...
It was a brisk sunny day as Athol Bird and Nature Club president Dave Small and Meghadeepa Maity of the Anti–Racist Collective of Avid Birders lead twenty others on an accessible field trip to the...
View ArticleCape Ann Birding Trip – February 2022
View from Jodrey Pier, Gloucester, MA – photo by Joan Duprey, (January 2011) On February 13, the Club sponsored a trip to Cape Ann, led by Ernie LeBlanc. As many know, Cape Ann in the winter can be a...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Climate Change
Join us as we welcome David Pogue for a zoom presentation on April 13, 2022, @ 6:00. He will be presenting on the topics discussed in his book, How to Prepare for Climate Change, and there will be Q...
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