▁should ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁birds ▁that ▁live ▁in ▁ icy ▁clim ates , ▁as ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁ice ▁on ▁a ▁nas al ▁s addle ▁can ▁plug ▁the ▁nost r ils . ▁Ne ck ▁coll ars ▁made ▁of ▁expand able , ▁non - he at - con duct ing ▁pl astic ▁are ▁very ▁useful ▁for ▁larger ▁birds ▁such ▁as ▁ge ese . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Many ▁institutions ▁that ▁ring ▁birds ▁offer ▁demonstr ations ▁for ▁the ▁public , ▁where ▁exper ts ▁ring ▁live ▁birds ▁while ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁and ▁answering ▁questions ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁Edu c ating ▁visitors ▁about ▁the ▁technique ▁helps ▁to ▁spread ▁accurate ▁information ▁about ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁While ▁live ▁bird ▁ring ing ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁method ▁of ▁educ ating ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁bird ▁conservation , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁especially ▁eng aging ▁and ▁unique ▁method ▁for ▁visitors . ▁ ▁Some ▁results ▁▁ ▁Ring ing ▁activities ▁are ▁often ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁national ▁ag encies ▁but ▁because ▁ring ed ▁birds ▁may ▁be ▁found ▁across ▁countries , ▁there ▁are ▁cons ort iums ▁that ▁ensure ▁that ▁recover ies ▁and ▁reports ▁are ▁coll ated . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁bird ▁ring ing ▁is ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Trust ▁for ▁Or n ith ology . ▁In ▁North ▁America ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Bird ▁Band ing ▁Labor atory ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁Canadian ▁programs ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁partners ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Band ing ▁Council ▁( N ABC ). ▁Water f ow l ▁hun ters