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Norman Asa Wood
b. 1857
A careful observer of birds and mammals in Michigan, he turned decades of field notes into books that still matter to natural history readers. His work is especially tied to the study of bird migration and to early research on the Kirtland's warbler.
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About the author
Born in Michigan in 1857, Norman Asa Wood became an American ornithologist and natural history writer whose work centered on the wildlife of the Great Lakes region. His books and papers include The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Bird migration at Point Pelee, Ontario, in the fall of 1909, and The Birds of Michigan.
Sources available during research describe him as spending many years connected with the University of Michigan Museum, where he advanced from taxidermy work to serving as Curator of Birds. He is also remembered for work on migration records and for his connection to the early study of the Kirtland's warbler.
Wood died in 1943. Today he is chiefly of interest to readers who enjoy classic American nature writing, regional science, and the history of ornithology in the Midwest.