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Here is a
roundup of what I believe to be the best field guides for
each area of nature where I could find clear winners. Taken all together these books cover a
good
proportion of the biodiversity in our area.
Birds
- Birds
(Advanced
Birders) Sibley Field Guide
to Birds of Eastern North America, second edition
- Birds
(Beginner to
Intermediate) Peterson's Field
Guide to the Birds of Eastern
and
Central North America, 6th edition
- Birds
(Signs) Bird
Tracks and Signs
- Birds
(Phishing) The
Art of
Phishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls
- Birds
(Nests) Peterson's
Field Guides: Eastern Birds' Nest
- Birds
(Feathers) Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species
- Birds
(Warblers) The Warbler Guide
Bugs & Other Invertebrates
- Bugs (In general) Kaufman
Field Guide
to Insects of North America
- Bugs
(In general) bugguide.net
- Bugs
(Local) Bugs
of
Ontario
- Bugs
(Local) Insects
of
Algonquin Provincial Park
- Bugs (Reference) Insects -- Their Natural History and Diversity
- Bugs
(Tracks and Signs) Tracks & Sign of Insects and
Other Invertebrates
- Butterflies
ROM Field Guide to the Butterflies Of Ontario
- Butterflies
(Caterpillars) Caterpillars
in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of
North America
- Moths Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
- Moths
Moth
Photographers Group
- Moths
(Caterpillars) Caterpillars
of Eastern
North America
- Dragonflies
& Damselflies
- Dragonflies Dragonflies of North America, Ed Lam (in the works)
- Damselflies
Damselflies
of the Northeast
- Beetles Peterson's
A
Field Guide to the Beetles
- Beetles Beetles of Eastern North America
- Tiger
Beetles A
Field Guide to the Tiger
Beetles of the United States and Canada
- Lady
Beetles Lady
Beetles of Ontario
- Fireflies Fireflies, Glow-worms and Lightning Bugs
- Fireflies Fireflies of Ontario
- Bumble Bees The
Bumble Bees of Algonquin Provincial Park: A Field Guide
- Bumble Bees Bumble Bees of North America
- Bees Common Bees of Eastern North America
- Ants Ants of North America
- Ants A Field Guide to the Ants of New England
- Wasps
- Flies Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera
- Flower Flies Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America
- Bee
Flies The
Bee Flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) of Ontario, with a Key to the Species
of Eastern Canada
- Deer
Flies Tabanidae
of Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains
- Homoptera Field Guide To
Grasshoppers,
Katydids, And
Crickets Of The United States
- Homoptera Singing
Insects Of North
America
- Scorpionflies Mecoptera
of Ontario
- Spiders Spiders
of the North Woods, 2nd Edition
- Spiders Common Spiders of North America
- Crayfish Species of Ontario Crayfish
- Invertebrates
Common
Freshwater Invertebrates of North America
- Invertebrates Field Guide to Fresthwater Invertebrates of North America
- Invertebrates The Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Eastern North America
- Mollusks
The
Freshwater Mollusks of Canada
- Mussels
Photo Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Ontario
- Earthworms
Earthworms
of the Great Lakes
Animals
- Mammals
(Tracks) Mammal
Track and Signs
- Mammals
Mammals
of
North
America, a Kaufman Focus Guide
- Mammals
Mammals
of Ontario
- Bats
Photo Field Guide to
Bats of Ontario or Bats of Ontario
- Bats Stokes
Beginners Guide to Bats
- Tracks Scats
and Tracks of the Great Lakes
- Tracks
Animal Tracks
(A Pocket Naturalist Guide)
- Herpetofauna Photo Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario
- Herpetofauna ROM
Field Guide to
Amphibians and
Reptiles of Ontario
- Herpetofauna Signs Tracks & Signs of Reptiles and Amphibians
- Amphibian Immatures+ Metamorphosis: Ontario's Amphibians at all Stages of Development
- Reptiles Reptiles of Ontario
- Fishes The
ROM Field Guide to
Freshwater Fishes of Ontario
Plants
- In general Minnesota/Wisconsin or Michigan Flora
- Trees
Trees In
Canada
- Shrubs
Shrubs
of
Ontario
- Wildflowers
Newcomb's
Wildflower Guide
- Wildflowers
Peterson's
A
Field Guide to Wildflowers
- Wildflowers
(Simple)
Ontario
Wildflowers: 101 Wayside Flowers
- Wildflowers
(Hard to ID
Groups) The Asters, Goldenrods, and
Fleabanes of Grey and Bruce Counties
- Ferns
The
Ferns of Grey & Bruce Counties
- Ferns with Fern Allies Ferns Horsetails & Clubmosses of the North Woods
- Ferns with Fern Allies
Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, Second
edition
- Grasses
Grasses: An
Identification Guide
- Grasses
How to Identify
Grasses
and Grass-like Plants
- Sedges Sedges of the Northern Forest
- Sedges Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota
- Mosses Mosses of the Northern Forest
- Liverworts
An Enthusiasts Guide to the
Liverworts and
Hornworts of Ontario
- Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts: A Field Guide to Common Bryophytes of the Northeast
- Algae
Freshwater Algae:
Identification and Use as Bioindicators
- Algae
Freshwater
algae
Fungi
- Mushrooms
Mushrooms of Ontario and
Eastern Canada
- Mushrooms
Le grand livre des champignons du
Québec et de l'est du Canada
- Lichens
Lichens of the North
Woods
- Lichens Common Lichens of Northeastern North America
- Lichens Macrolichens of New England
Other Life- Bacteria
A
Field
Guide to Bacteria
- Bacteria
Guide
to Microlife
All Living Creatures
Sky and Earth
- Sky and
Earth Field Guide to Natural Phenomena
- Binocular
Astronomy Binocular Astronomy
- Binocular
Astronomy Touring the Universe Through Binoculars
- Astronomical
Events What's Out Tonight
: 50 Year Astronomy Field Guide 2000 to 2050
- Weather The Weather Identification Handbook
- Weather National Audubon Society Field Guide to North
American Weather
- Snowflakes
Ken
Libbrecht's Field
Guide to Snowflakes
- Atmospheric Optics Atmospheric
Optics
- Atmospheric
Optics Rainbows, Haloes, and Glories
- Ice Halos Atmospheric
Halos
- Natural
Radio Aurora
Chorus
- Natural
Radio Whistlers and Related Ionospheric Phenomena
- Geology
Firefly Guide to Minerals, Rocks
and Fossil
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