Saturday 
14 March 
7:30 a.m. 
Wednesday 
18 March 
7:30 p.m. 
Sunday 
5 April 
6:30 a.m. 
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LATE WINTER BIRDS AND EARLY SPRING MIGRANTS 
Leader: Bob Bracken (728-3495) 
Meet: Westgate Shopping Centre, southeast corner of 
the parking lot, Carling Avenue at Merivale 
Road 
Dress warmly and wear waterproof footwear; binoculars 
are essential. This will be a half-day outing. 
Highlights might include Snowy Owls, wintering hawks 
and several finch species. 
TOUR OF THE ICHTHYOLOGY SECTION OF THE NATIONAL 
MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES 
Leader: Brian Coad 
Meet: Beamish Building, 1501 Carling Avenue west of 
Kirkwood Avenue. Use the parking lot and en¬ 
trance on the west side of the building.* 
Take advantage of this invitation to view the various 
components of the national fish collection. This 
extensive research collection contains more than one 
million specimens preserved in alcohol. Over a thou¬ 
sand species of Canadian fish and many foreign spe¬ 
cies have been acquired and catalogued. (See the 
article in Trail & Landscape 20(5): 191-194 (1986).) 
Dr. Coad is Curator of the Ichthyology Section, Zo¬ 
ology Division, of the National Museum of Natural 
Sciences. 
* This outing is limited to the first 15 people to 
register by telephoning the Club number (722-3050). 
BUS EXCURSION: BIRDING AT PRESQU'ILE 
Leaders: Colin Gaskell and Rick Killeen 
Meet: Loblaws, Carlingwood Shopping Centre, 
Carling Avenue at Woodroffe Avenue 
Cost: $20.00 per person (prepaid at least ten days 
in advance) 
This spring tradition is one of the Club's most 
popular outings. The highlight of the trip will be 
the large flocks of waterfowl gathered at the provin¬ 
cial park prior to continuing their northward migra¬ 
tion. Bring enough food for this all-day excursion. 
Dress warmly and wear waterproof footwear. Bring 
binoculars or, better still, a spotting scope. Make 
your reservation by sending a cheque or money order 
(payable to The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club) to 
Ellaine Dickson, 2037 Honeywell Avenue, Ottawa K2A 
0P7, at least ten days in advance. Include your 
name, address, telephone number and the name of the 
outing. REMEMBER ... the switch over to Daylight 
Saving Time has been advanced to Sunday, April 5th, 
at 2 a.m. Be sure to turn your clock forward one 
hour on Saturday night! 
