August 1946 The Queensland Naturalist 
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opportunity afforded to visit some of our old spots and see 
new ones in that area. Quite a feature of the outing was 
the journey by train up the Samford Valley to Samson- 
vale, where we rambled through some big timber country 
to a well-preserved bora-ring and its smaller companion 
about half a mile further on. A list of seventy-six birds 
was compiled by Mr. Filmer during our stay, but this was 
not up to our average for the area. 
Two outings to Ferny Grove and Keperra were made 
during the year, one in February and one in October, the 
former being the more successful of the two. Much 
damage to trees in this area by a recent storm which came 
straight down thg creek, was in evidence, and twenty-four 
species of birds were noted during the afternoon. The 
second one in October was not so pleasing, the weather 
being dry and hot, and birds and flowers were scarce. Even 
the interesting bora-rings near the club house failed on 
this occasion to attract the members present. 
The March outing was a visit to St. Lucia, which 
still supports some interesting vegetation, and as a result 
a goodly number of birds, nearly thirty, being listed for 
the afternoon. 
The April outing was a tramp from Kingston to 
Kuraby under the leadership of Mr. White, who discover- 
ed among other unusual botanical items, a goodly stand of 
blackbutts ( Eucalyptus piluaris). No geological work was 
done and few birds were seen. 
At the first week-end in May a small party travelled 
to Tamborine Mountain, and as usual, were well rewarded 
for their journey, and the Club is indebted to Mr. and Mrs. 
B. R. Geissman for the use of their home for the three days. 
Mr. Blake and Mr. Hines did some extensive botanical 
collecting and the latter had some interesting things to 
say of the chemical side of the flora of the region. Mr. 
Robertson listed forty-three species of birds seen during 
his rambles. 
The ordinary May outing was a ramble from Sunny- 
bank to Salisbury, through the timber country which in 
this area exhibits a wide variety of the S.E. Queensland 
forest flora, which is always of interest to the botanist. Ken 
Ilarley noted twenty-four different species of birds seen 
during the walk. 
The excursion to Kenmore and Lone Pine was a full 
day outing on June 18th, led by Mr. Ilines. After a 
morning run across the highland of Kenmore, a rendezvous 
