National Birds Day 2024: Why do we celebrate the special day on January 5

National Bird Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the various bird species that inhabit our ecosystem. National Birds Day was founded in 2002 by the Avian Welfare Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting birds from cruelty and abuse. The date was chosen to coincide with the annual Christmas Bird Count, a citizen science project that helps track bird populations around the world.Data suggest several bird species, especially the 850 species that dwell in the US and their critical condition. The Avian Welfare Coalition created National Bird Day to raise broad awareness of the issues and plight of the birds and the changes humans can make to develop a healthier, more sustainable relationship with these species.

Significance and celebrations:

The living conditions of birds have degraded a lot due to manmade issues. From deforestation to climate change to global warming to habitat loss, the birds have lost their homes and that lost their quality of living conditions. National Birds Day falls on the yearly Christmas Bird Count day – the world's largest citizen science project that counts the wild birds in the United States of America. The best way to celebrate this day is by creating awareness about the measures that we must take to ensure that more birds have better living conditions, and the ones held or produced in captivity are set free. Since 2002, National Birds Day has been celebrated in America. This date was chosen because it also happens to be the day for the yearly Christmas Bird Count. The national holiday is observed in America where people join hands together to gain details about the quality and condition of the birds in the United States of America. This is a day to celebrate the beauty and importance of birds. Birds play a vital role in our ecosystem, pollinating plants, dispersing seeds, and controlling insect populations. They also bring us joy with their songs and colourful plumage.