MAY 
JUNE 
GEELONG NATURALIST 
May 2001 
Vol. 37 No. 1 
ISSN 0726-7363 
CONTENTS 
Club Notices & News Bites 1 
May Diary | Joe Hubbard 2 
Mammal Group Report 3 
Out and About — Valda Dedman 4 
A Common Introduced Spider Dysdera crocota Dave King 6 
Treasurer’s Report Ray Baverstock 7 
Bird of the Month - New Holland Honeyeater Valda Dedman 9 
Growth Rates of Flower Spikes Jo Heatlie & 
- Austral Grasstrees Trevor Pescott 10 
Bird Group Report John Bottomley 12 
Mid-week Bird Group Excursion Report Polly Cutcliffe 13 
Bird Group Observations John Bottomley 14 
1 General Meeting 
8 Plant Group 
17 Mid-week Bird Excursion 
15 Bird Group 
20 Excursion 
27 Biodiversity Workshop 
5 General Meeting 
8 - 10 SAFN Society Campout 
12 Plant Group 
17 Excursion 
19 Bird Group 
21 Mid-week Bird Excursion 
26 Biodiversity Workshop 
29 - 1 JULY 
The closing date for the next magazine will be Monday evening, 28 May, 2001 
Early lodgement of articles (small & large) would be a great help - late copy may not get in. 
Hard copy (for scanning) or diskette to: 4 White Street, Belmont, 3216 
Email: cndgreenwell@myplace.net.au 
Phone Claire: 03 5243 7047 or Mobile 0416 006407 (Note new number) 
COMING EVENTS 
Dr Tim New - Development in conservation of butterflies 
TBA 
Limeburners Lagoon, Corio 
Brown Falcons - Paul MacDonald 
Melbourne Aquarium & Botanic Gardens 
TBA 
Cats and Predation - Sue Hutchings 
Flinders Ranges 
Workshop 
Swan Island & Sand Island - Leaders: Barry Lingham & Peter Bright 
Birding in Vietnam - Susan Meyers 
TBA 
TBA 
Winter Wader Count 
