Birds of Presqu'ile Provincial Park
By: compiled by Steve M. LaForest [for] The Friends of Presqu'ile Park ... and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Contributors: Friends of Presqu'ile Park.; Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources.
Publisher: The Friends of Presqu'ile Park
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Brighton, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
Subjects: Birds -- Ontario -- Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
First sentence: "The Birds of Presqu'ile, Ontario", written by Doug McRae and published in February, 1982, included sightings up to the end of 1980.  Since then, a great deal of information has become available on the birdlife of the park
Description: The "Birds of Presqu'ile Provincial Park" provides a complete account of the abundance, seasonal status and history of the 312 species known to have been sighted at Presqu'ile Provincial Park.  Contained within this volume is over four hundred pages of text and twenty-eight illustrations and photos.  The comprehensive species accounts and descriptions of birding locations and habitats will prove immensely valuable to anyone interested in the birdlife of Presqu'ile.
Notes: Includes an extensive list of bibliographical references.

Includes a cover photograph of a Least Bittern on a nest by James Richards and 18 interior photographs by James Richards, Michael Richardson, Doug Guay and Mark Rupke.  There are also 9 line drawings by Peter Burke, Barry Kent MacKay, John Schmelefske, Don Tyerman and Allan Brooks/ROM.
Table of contents: pagenum: i
title: Dedication; pagenum: v
title: Table of Illustrations; pagenum: vii
title: Preface; pagenum: ix
title: Foreword - Barry Kent MacKay; pagenum: 1
title: Introduction; pagenum: 2
title: ... Breeding Birds; pagenum: 3
title: Profile of the Area; pagenum: 3
title: ... Location and Size; pagenum: 3
title: ... Regional Context; pagenum: 4
title: ... History; pagenum: 5
title: ... Previous Work; pagenum: 7
title: A Habitat Guide to Presqu'ile; pagenum: 7
title: ... Birding Facilities and Services; pagenum: 8
title: ... The Fingers; pagenum: 8
title: ... Lake Ontario Shoreline Areas; pagenum: 11
title: ... Gull and High Bluff Islands; pagenum: 12
title: ... Presqu'ile Bay; pagenum: 13
title: ... Woodland Areas; pagenum: 16
title: ... Marsh Areas; pagenum: 18
title: ... Calf Pasture and Other Open Areas; pagenum: 19
title: ... Bayshore Residences and Park Buildings; pagenum: 20
title: ... Areas Near the Park; pagenum: 21
title: Species Accounts; pagenum: 21
title: ... Explanatory Notes; pagenum: 24
title: ... Abbreviations Used; pagenum: 391
title: Addenda; pagenum: 395
title: Appendix - Unaccepted Species Records, Extinct Species and Escapes; pagenum: 399
title: Scientific Names of Non-bird Species; pagenum: 401
title: Acknowledgements; pagenum: 405
title: Observers; pagenum: 409
title: Selected References; pagenum: 413
title: Literature Cited; pagenum: 421
title: About the Compiler; pagenum: 423
title: Index to Species; pagenum: inside back cover
title: Vistor Information and Facilities; pagenum: inside back cover
title: ... Map of Park