It's January 5th. On this day in 2002, Born Free USA and the Avian Welfare Coalition teamed up to launch the first annual 🇺🇸 US National 🦅 Bird Day in celebration of the annual 🎄 Christmas Bird Count, which runs every December 14th through January 5th. The Christmas Bird Count provides conservationists with important data on the health and numbers of birds across the US. Statistics published in the journal "Science" in 2019 confirmed the Christmas Bird Count's findings. Since 1970, the number of birds across North America has dropped by 29% – a loss of nearly three billion birds. Not very good news.
National Bird Day has thus naturally broadened its mission to include raising awareness of the plight of our remaining living 🦕 dinosaurs and the need to bring about change in order to improve their environments' and ecosystems' health and sustainability.
Half a million birdwatchers and bird enthusiasts are expected to participate in today's celebration. Festivities will focus on activities that inspire people to appreciate birds more, like 🏫 education, bird 🏠 adoption, bird 📸 photo contests, etc.
One specific National Bird Day campaign aims to improve the welfare of "pet" birds like 🦜 parrots, parakeets, and cockatoos by discouraging their purchase as pets, and encouraging support for wild bird habitat conservation programs and captive bird rescue organizations and sanctuaries.
Birds have always held a special place in our hearts, haven't they? Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," Bambi's 🦉 "Friend Owl," Sesame Street's "Big Bird," Maya Angelou’s, 🕊️ “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, the Beatles' "Blackbird," Looney Tunes' "Roadrunner" and 🐤 "Tweety Bird," Harry Potter's 🦉 "Hedwig," the Lion King's "Zazu," Aladdin's "Iago," Long John Silver's 🦜 "Captain Flint," Walter Lantz's "Woody Woodpecker," Peanuts' 🐤 "Woodstock," etc. I could go on and on and on, but I'll let you do that. Enjoy the day! ☮️Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet
