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| Birds of Ontario - Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status. Nonpasserines: Waterfowl through Cranes |
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Al Sandilands
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$95.00 Hardcover
Release Date: 3/23/2005
ISBN: 9780774810661
$39.95 Paperback
Release Date: 2/1/2007
ISBN: 9780774812290
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About the Book
See also Birds of Ontario - Nonpasserines: Shorebirds through Woodpeckers, published in 2010. Two more volumes covering the passerines are forthcoming.
The vast literature on the history of birds is continually growing, but rarely has this information been compiled so that it is readily available in one reference work. Birds of Ontario is such a work, providing a comprehensive summary of the life history requirements of bird species in the province.
In the first volume, information on habitat, limiting factors, and status is presented for 84 species of nonpasserines that occur regularly in Ontario. These topics are covered for the three primary avian seasons: breeding, migration, and winter. A wealth of information, including habitat, nest sites, territoriality, site fidelity, annual reproductive effort, habitat loss and degradation, and environmental contaminants, are covered in the species accounts. The book is greatly enhanced by illustrations by Ross James. Maps depicting breeding and wintering range are also presented for each species.
Birds of Ontario will be an essential reference for wildlife biologists, environmental consultants, and planners preparing or reviewing environmental impact statements and environmental assessments. Serious birders will find it of interest as well. Although the book focuses on Ontario birds, it is highly relevant to adjacent provinces and states.
About the Author(s)
Al Sandilands is Senior Ecologist and principal of Gray Owl Environmental Inc. His formal learning focused on fisheries and aquatic entomology but, through his long-time interest in birds, he evolved into a wildlife biologist. For most of his career, he has been an environmental consultant.
Ross James, an ornithologist by profession, has pursued bird illustration for more than 40 years. He has published illustrations in two volumes of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, in the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, on covers of Ontario Birds, and in the Birds of North America species accounts. He grew up in and currently resides in rural Ontario where daily contact with the natural world continues to inspire his interest in art and illustration.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Scope and Sources of Information
Format of the Species Accounts
Breeding Season
Migration
Winter
Mapping
Future Research
Species Accounts
Snow Goose
Ross’s Goose
Canada Goose
Brant
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
King Eider
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Willow Ptarmigan
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Yellow Rail
King Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Appendices:
Abbreviations Used in the Text
Plants and Animals Mentioned in the Text
Literature Cited
Index to Common and Scientific Bird Names
Reviews
The series is intended to be “an essential reference for wildlife biologists, environmental consultants, and planners preparing or reviewing environmental impact statements and environmental assessments.” However, serious birders will find these books to be of great interest as well, since they present “so many interesting aspects of the ecology of Ontario birds.”… A strength of this book is that publication citations are provided in the text so that the reader is aware of the source for most statements in the species accounts, and can access the original material if desired. The emphasis on Ontario-based references distinguishes this book from other life history compilations. Sandilands has done a very thorough job of researching information, with 60 pages of literature cited… I think Birds of Ontario will be a very useful reference for environnmental consultants and planners, but also an interesting read and a valuable information source for Ontario birders. A tremendous amount of material is summarized in the species accounts, and it is presented in a well written style. I strongly recommend this book and future volumes in the series
- Ron Tozer, Ontario Birds, August 2005
Sample Chapter
Introduction
Related Topics
Natural History
Natural History > Ornithology
Other Ways To Order
In Canada, order your copy of Birds of Ontario - Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status. Nonpasserines: Waterfowl through Cranes from UTP Distribution at:
UTP Distribution
5201 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 5T8
Phone orders: 1(800)565-9523 or (416)667-7791
Fax orders: 1(800)221-9985 or (416)667-7832
Email: utpbooks@utpress.utoronto.ca
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