National Bird Day

Bird Day was first established in the schools of Oil City, Pennsylvania by Charles Almanzo Babcock, a late-19 th century superintendent. Aiming to teach children about the importance of wild birds, Babcock introduced the holiday in his school system and later wrote a book, "Bird Day; How to prepare for it" which includes information on several common wild birds. Today, Bird Day is recognized on May 4 to foster interest in birds and to advance bird conservation.

You may also like the following events from Wild Birds Unlimited (Columbia, SC NORTHEAST):

• This Friday, 13th February, 12:00 am, Great Backyard Bird Count in Columbia
• Next month, 7th March, 02:00 pm, In-store hummingbird talk! in Columbia
• This April, 11th April, 02:00 pm, Let's talk about Cardinals! in Columbia