Publications
Life on a Sandspit is a collection of “photos depicting some of the natural history of Rondeau Provincial Park” by renowned naturalist and photographer Allen Woodliffe, who’s “connection to Rondeau has spanned over 6 decades.”
As one of Ontario’s most biodiverse areas, Rondeau Provincial Park is home to over 200 species considered rare within Canada.
This beautiful photo journal will be an exquisite piece to grace your coffee table or library while giving you “a sense of the significance of this incredible landscape”.
Printed by CM designs and Print Chatham. Ontario Canada
$27.00 each
Please EMAIL us to order your copy today or pick one up at our monthly meetings.
Field Guides
Sydenham Field Naturalists is a distributor for several useful field guides. These field guides offer hundreds of photos to provide help with the identification of these fascinating species.
Please EMAIL us to order your Field Guides today.
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Photo Field Guide to the Butterflies of Southern Ontario
by Ian Carmichael and Ann Vance. Published by St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club. $10.00 |
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Photo Field Guide to Some Caterpillars of Southern Ontario
by Ian Carmichael and Ann Vance. Published by St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club $10.00 |
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Photo Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Southwestern Ontario 2nd Edition
by Ian Carmicael, Alistar MacKenzie and Brad Steinberg. Published by The Friends of Pinery Park. $10.00 |
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Photo Field Guide to the Bats of Ontario
by Erin Fraser, Alistair MacKenzie and Christina Davy. Published by St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club. $10.00 |
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Photo Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Ontario
by Janice Metcalfe-Smith, Alistair MacKenzie, Ian Carmichael and Daryl McGoldrick. Published by St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club. $10.00 |
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Photo Field Guide to Some Wildflowers of Southern Ontario
by Ian Carmichael, Ann Vance and Alistair MacKenzie. Published by St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club. $15.00 |
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Photo Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario
Published by St. Thomas Field Naturalist Club. $15.00 |
Recommendations
On top of the publications distributed by our club, there are an overwhelming number of other guides out there; we polled our members for their favourite books that they have and would recommend! Check in with your local bookstore, library, or online to find these helpful guides.
Wetland Plants of Ontario Steven G Newmaster, Allan G. Harris, Linda J. Kersahw, published by One Pine Publishing ISBN 1-55105-059-5
A colorful and help guide to identification of over 450 species of wetland plants of Ontario.
Trees of the Carolinian Forest: A Guide to Species, Their Ecology and Uses Gerry Waldron, published by Boston Mills Press ISBN 1-55046-404-3
A guide to help identify, propagate and establish the trees that have a natural place in our landscape.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America National Geographic Society; many contributors ISBN 0-87044-472-7
Excellent color plates and brief descriptions, with range maps, of all species seen in North America.
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America David Allen Sibley, published by Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0-679-45120-X
A smaller version of the Sibley Guide to Birds, Excellent colour plates showing multiple images of all major colour variations with range maps.
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America Eric R. Eaton & Kenn Kaufman, published by Houghton Mifflin ISBN-10: 0-618-15310-1
Includes more than 2300 excellent images of insects, representing all major groups, with brief descriptions of families and selected species from each.
Caterpillars of Eastern North America David L. Wagner, published by Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-12143-5
Includes 1200 colour photos of nearly 700 species seen east of the Mississippi. A full page for each species, with a large photo of the caterpillar and a small photo of the adult; good descriptions of recognition, occurrence and common food plants. Includes some extra photos of colour variations.
Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada George Barron, published by Lone Pine Publishing ISBN 1-55105-199-0
875 excellent colour photos of the most commonly seen mushrooms in Ontario, with short non-technical descriptions.