Bird Encounters from 2021
![A map of the world, with pink dots representing encounters, mostly congregated in North America](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/Encounters%20from%202021.png?itok=zLVaCuLk)
Detailed Description
A map of where previously-banded birds were found in 2021, in pink, a total of almost 120,000 encounter and recapture records. An “encounter” is any observation of a previously-banded bird, of which a “recapture” is a special case where the bird is captured by a permitted bander, either the person who originally banded the bird or someone else.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.