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Toolchest | Here is a
roundup of what I believe to be the best field guides for
each area of nature. 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
- Birds
(Beginner to
Intermediate) Peterson's Field
Guide to the Birds of Eastern
and
Central North America
- Birds
(Complete, but expensive) iBird Explorer
- Birds
(Complete, but expensive) The Sibley eGuide to the Birds of North America
- Birds
(Bird song on iPod) birdJam
- 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
Bugs
- Bugs
(Local) Bugs
of
Ontario
- Bugs
(Local) Insects
of
Algonquin Provincial Park
- Bugs (Semi-local) Insects of the North Woods
- Bugs (In general) bugguide.net
- Bugs
(In general) Peterson's
A
Field Guide to Insects
- Bugs (In general) Kaufman Field Guide
to Insects of North America
- Bugs (Tracks and Signs) Tracks & Sign of Insects and
Other Invertebrates
- Butterflies
Butterflies
of the North
Woods, 2nd Edition
- Butterflies Kaufman's Field
Guide to
Butterflies of North America
- Butterflies
(Caterpillars) Caterpillars
in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of
North America
- Moths Moth
Photographers Group
- Moths Moths & Caterpillars of the North Woods
- Moths Peterson's
A
Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
- Moths
Le Guide des Papillons du
Québec
- Moths
(Caterpillars) Caterpillars
of Eastern
North America
- Dragonflies
& Damselflies
- Dragonflies
Dragonflies
of the North
Woods, 2nd Edition
- Damselflies
Damselflies
of the Northeast
- Beetles
Peterson's
A
Field Guide to the Beetles
- Tiger Beetles A
Field Guide to the Tiger
Beetles of the United States and Canada
- Lady Beetles Lady
Beetles of Ontario
- Homoptera Field Guide To
Grasshoppers,
Katydids, And
Crickets Of The United States
- Homoptera Singing
Insects Of 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
- Ants Ants of North America
- Bumble Bees The Bumble Bees of Algonquin Provincial Park: A Field Guide
- Scorpionflies Mecoptera
of Ontario
- Spiders Spiders
of the North Woods
- Crayfish crayfishontario.ca
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
- Bats Stokes Beginners Guide to Bats
- Tracks Scats and Tracks of the Great Lakes
- Tracks Animal Tracks (A Pocket Naturalist Guide)
- Herpetofauna
Amphibians
and Reptiles of the North Woods
- Herpetofauna ROM Field Guide to
Amphibians and
Reptiles of Ontario
- Fishes The
ROM Field Guide to
Freshwater Fishes of Ontario
Plants
- 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
Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, Second
edition
- Grasses
Grasses: An
Identification Guide
- Grasses
How to Identify
Grasses
and Grass-like Plants
- Sedges Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges
- Mosses
A Graphic
Guide
to Ontario Mosses
- Mosses
Field
Guide to the Peat Mosses of Boreal North America
- Liverworts
An Enthusiasts Guide to the
Liverworts and
Hornworts of Ontario
- Algae Freshwater Algae: Identification and Use as Bioindicators
- Algae Freshwater
algae
Other Life
- 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
- Invertebrates
Common
Freshwater Invertebrates of North America
- Mollusks
The
Freshwater Mollusks of Canada
- Mussels
Photo Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Ontario
- Earthworms
Earthworms
of the Great Lakes
- 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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