Friday 
29 March 
7:00 a.m. 
Date and 
time to be 
decided 
Sunday 
7 April 
6:30 a.m. to 
6:30 p.m. 
Tuesday 
9 April 
8 :00 p.m. 
MIGRATING WATERFOWL EAST OF OTTAWA 
Leader: Bruce DiLabio (729-6267) 
Meet: Elmvale Shopping Centre, northeast corner of the 
parking lot, St. Laurent Boulevard and Smyth Road. 
Participants will visit Bear Brook near Carlsbad Springs and 
the Cobb Lake Creek-Pendleton-Riceville area to observe 
the thousands of geese and ducks that gather in the 
surrounding flooded fields. Bring a snack on this half-day 
outing. If weather conditions are poor, Bruce will arrange 
something closer to Ottawa. 
AMPHIBIANS IN SPRING 
Leader: Stephen Darbyshire 
The success of this outing is highly dependent on the 
weather. Those registering with the Club number (722-3050) 
before March 20th witll be notified when final details have 
been determined. A strong flashlight, rubber boots and a dip 
net are highly recommended. 
BUS EXCURSION: SPRING BIRDING AT PRESQU’ILE 
Leaders: Bob Bracken and Colin Gaskell 
Meet: Sears, Carlingwood Shopping Centre, south side, 
Carling Avenue at Woodroffe Avenue 
Cost: $20 (see Registered Bus Trips for details) 
This is the Club’s annual trip to observe the large flocks of 
waterfowl that, during the course of their northward 
migration, pause to rest and feed in the waters surrounding 
the provincial park. 
OFNC MONTHLY MEETING 
SPRING WILDFLOWERS 
Speaker: Cliff Compton 
Meet: Auditorium, Canadian Museum of Nature, Metcalfe 
and McLeod Streets. 
Cliff is an expert in palynology, the study of pollen, so our 
annual spring wildflower talk will probably have a different 
emphasis this year. 
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