5th January: National Bird Day

Nature lovers, bird lovers, and bird watchers across the country annually recognize National Bird Day on January 5th. It’s also one of several designated holidays celebrating birds.

Born Free USA emphasizes the importance of National Bird Day and lists it as a day to shine a spotlight on issues critical to the protection and survival of birds, both captive and wild.

According to Born Free USA, nearly 12 percent of the world’s almost 10,000 bird species are in danger of extinction.

Birds are important. Many of them sing and quite a few of them look pretty. Of course, many species of birds are also eaten by humans, but we do think that it might be a little inappropriate to go quail hunting in honour of Bird Day, as delicious as quails are. On a more serious note, approximately 12 percent of the world’s bird species could face extinction in the next century. That includes nearly a third of the 330 different species of parrots.