This repository contains the data processing code used to generate the datasets for the Animated Bird Migration Map, a data visualization final project built with D3.js and Observable.
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The goal of this project is to visualize migratory bird patterns across North America using USGS bird banding data. The final result is an animated, interactive map that displays:
- Individual flight paths of birds over time
- Clustered group movements (representing flocks)
- Seasonal patterns and behavioral trends
The project combines spatial and temporal data to tell a compelling story about avian migration.
This repo includes the data wrangling and transformation scripts that were used to prepare the raw banding data for visualization.