TA3KANIAN FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB BULLETIN Page 2 
MJERCH 24th-28th (cont.) 
Campout.to Liana (c. 30 miles west of Deloraine). 
ACCOMMODATION: the Liena Shack(one of Bumie Pield 
Naturalists' Club's shacks), has 2 single beds, 2 
double beds and plenty of room for lilos etc,, as 
\fgll as a patch of grass suitable for tents. Cost: 
60 cents per person per night. 
ATTRACTIONS: within ^asy driving distance of Cradle 
Valley, Lake ftovallan, Lake MacKenzie and the Walls 
of Jerusalem. The area is very interesting geologi^lly, 
with numerous sink holes and caves in the area.Rocks 
in the area include Jurassic dolerite, Precambrian 
rocks, Devonian granite, Ordovician limestone and Tertia 
ry basalt. The birds ani botany of the area haven't 
been studied very much, atleast not by our Club members, 
but will probably prove to be very interesting.If you 
intend going on this trip please contact Mr. John 
Berry as soon as possible so that details and 
transport can be arranged. 
APRIL 20th (Thursday). Speaker: Dr. Mike Newman will talk 
about cormorants. His talk will include information 
gained from his 18 month study of comorants, especially 
chose breeding in the Derwent Sstuary. 
APRIL 2Jrd (Sunday). Outing: depart 9.00a.m. 
Mr. Ken Harris will lead an outing to Brown Mountain 
(near Richmond). This should be a good trip for any¬ 
one interested in either botany or bird3. 
MAY 18th (Thursday). Speaker: Mr. A. Hewer, an authority 
on Tasmania's reptiles and amphibians, will talk 
about Tasmania's frogs and lizards. Mr. Hewer will 
play recordings of our local frogs' calls while illus¬ 
trating the musicians with his colour slides. 
MAY 21st (Sunday). Outing: depart 9.00a.m. 
This outing will be to Oinningham (near Snug) to 
visit a block of Crown Land to start a survey of its 
fauna and flora. Interested Club members will be 
encouraged to return to this block at regular intervals 
over the next year so that a reasonably comprehensive 
list of fauna and flora can be produced. 
15th (Thursday). Speaker: Mr. k. Aves will give us a 
talk on the general natural history of the Carlton 
area. 
JUNE 
