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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...
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Summer 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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ACTION ALERT
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...
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Exhibit 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,...
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Advisory: 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...
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Guided 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...
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Quabbin 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...
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2022 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...
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2021 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...
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Turners 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...
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Cape 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...
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How 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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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...
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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...
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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....
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Spring Hawk Migration – Adams farm Hawkwatch
Adams Farm Hawk Watch, Athol, MA Spring 2023 Thanks to Mark Morris, Eric Mueller, Chris, Eddy, Joanne Hart, Paul Roberts, and others for bringing the Eastern Mass Hawkwatch (EMHW) to Athol. We had a...
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Summer Sundays at the MREC
It is with great pleasure we announce the summer programs at your environmental center. This summer we have pulled together a diverse group of local naturalists and experts to present a variety of...
View ArticleAthol Bird and Nature Club Turns 60!
Our Club was established in 1963 as a Junior High school science club under the direction and mentorship of Robert B. Coyle. Bob retired from teaching in 1988 and the club has continued to evolve into...
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Athol Bird and Nature Club Turns 60
It seems hard for many of us to believe our club has been around for 60 years. Founder Bob Coyle would be proud to see the organization he created as a Junior High School Science Club has evolved and...
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56th Athol Christmas Bird Count Results
The 56th annual Athol Circle Christmas Bird count was held on December 16th, 2023. This hemisphere wide event is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and locally directed by the Athol Bird and...
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