Field Guides

There is a wide variety of field guides available for nature study. The Field Ecology staff have found the books below a valuable resource for field work and general interest. Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list!

Herps (Reptiles and Amphibians, including Salamanders)

Jeffrey C . Beane, et al. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia, 2nd Ed. The University of North Carolina Press, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-7112-6

Trees

David Allen Sibley. The Sibley Guide to Trees.Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-375-41519-7

L. Katherine Kirkman, Claud L. Brown, and Donald J. Leopold. Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide. Timber Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-828-0

Birds

David Allen Sibley. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. ISBN-10: 0-79-45120-X

Aquatic Invertebrates

J. Reese Voshell, Jr. A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America. The McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company, 2002. ISBN-10: 0-939923-87-4

Mushrooms

William C. Roody. Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians. The University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN-10: 0-8131-9039-8

Wildflowers

Lawrence Newcomb. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.Little, Brown and Company, 1977. ISBN-10: 0-316-60442-9

Dennis Horn and Tavia Cathcart. Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians. Lone Pine Publishing, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-1-55105-428-5

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)

Giff Beaton. Dragonflies & Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast. The University of Georgia Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2795-2

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Updated 4/21/11