Ontario ID Guide (1 Viewer)

emc

Well-known member

• May 30, 2014

• #1

Can anyone recommend an identification guide book for birds in southern Ontario Canada?

 

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Jabberwocky

Well-known member

• May 30, 2014

• #2

I've just come back after spending three weeks there birding with my daughter who lives not far from Ottawa. She uses the Sibley field guide to the Birds of Eastern North America. I found it to be an excellent book and would recommend it to anyone birding in the region.

Lewis

 

Peter C.

...just zis guy, you know?

• May 30, 2014

• #3

emc said:

Can anyone recommend an identification guide book for birds in southern Ontario Canada?

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I really like the National Geographic Guide - covers all of North America, not just Ontario, but you never know, you may end up going somewhere ... anyway, it's not that much bigger than a regional guide (they do exist, but I don't find them to be very good).

Peter C.

 

emc

Well-known member

• Jun 1, 2014

• #4

Thanks both for the replies. I just ordered Sibley's birds of Eastern North America.

 

Ruff

Two birds in one.

• Jun 30, 2014

• #5

You definitely want a all-North America guide for birding in Southern Ontario. Due to its position on the continent, it's particularly rich in rarities and accidentals during migration, and one of the Ontario-only guides would actually be a more of a handicap than an asset. The Sibley and National Geographic are both excellent guides.

 

emc

Well-known member

• Jun 30, 2014

• #6

The Sibley book is fantastic, it already helped me identify several birds I saw in my yard. And the illustrations are amazing.