Bird Day is a holiday established by Oil City, Pennsylvania school superintendent Charles Babcock in 1894. It was the first holiday in the United States dedicated to the celebration of birds. Babcock intended it to advance bird conservation as a moral value. It is celebrated on May 4 of every year.
Read more about Bird Day: National Bird Day, International Migratory Bird Day, "Bird Day" in The United Kingdom
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“The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
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