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category: Nature
published: Jun 2010
ISBN:9780774817622
publisher: UBC Press

Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status

Volume 2–Nonpasserines: Shorebirds through Woodpeckers

by Al Sandilands, illustrated by Ross James

tagged: birdwatching guides, ornithology, environmental science
Description

The volumes in the Birds of Ontario series summarize life history requirements of bird species that are normally part of the ecology of Ontario. This is the second volume in the series and completes the treatment of the nonpasserine bird species occurring in Ontario on a regular basis. Information on habitat, limiting factors, and status is summarized for 83 species in this volume. These topics are covered for the three primary avian seasons: breeding, migration, and winter. Habitat, nest sites, territoriality, site fidelity, annual reproductive effort, habitat loss and degradation, environmental contaminants, and a variety of other topics are covered in the species accounts. Maps depicting breeding and wintering range are presented for most species along with drawings by Ross James.

 

Birds of Ontario is an essential reference source for wildlife biologists, environmental consultants, and planners preparing or reviewing environmental impact statements and environmental assessments. Serious birders will find the volumes of interest as well. Although the books focus on Ontario birds, the information is highly relevant to adjacent provinces and states.

About the Authors

Al Sandilands


Ross James

Contributor Notes

Al Sandilands is an environmental consultant employed by his own firm, 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.

 

Ross James, an ornithologist by profession, has pursued bird illustration for more than forty years. 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.

 

Al Sandilands is an environmental consultant employed by his own firm, Gray Owl Environmental Inc.

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