resighting

/riˈsaɪtɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of seeing or spotting something again, especially in wildlife observation or tracking.
    • The bird club celebrated the resighting of the snowy owl after a harsh winter.
    • Each resighting of the rare butterfly is carefully recorded by the research team.
    • The resighting of the tagged sea turtle confirmed its migration route.
verb
  1. Present participle of resight: seeing or spotting again.
    • He spent the afternoon resighting the landmarks he had noted on his map.
    • The hikers kept resighting the trail markers to make sure they were on the right path.
    • The scientists are resighting the same pod of dolphins every summer.
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