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Bird Day is the name of several holidays celebrating birds. The first such holiday was established by Charles Almanzo Babcock, the Oil City superintendent of schools, in 1894. 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.〔(HistoryCooperative.org ), Armitage, Kevin C. (2007) "Bird Day for Kids: Progressive Conservation in Theory and Practice" ''Environmental History'' 12(3): pp. 528–551〕 It is celebrated on May 4 of every year.〔 ==International Migratory Bird Day== International Migratory Bird Day is a conservation initiative that brings awareness on conserving migratory birds and their habitats throughout the Western Hemisphere. This program is dedicated to international conservation efforts and environmental education in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Originated by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, it is now coordinated by Environment for the Americas.〔Environment for the Americas- home of International Migratory Bird Day. Website: birdday.org〕() International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) officially takes place on the second Saturday in May in the U.S. and Canada and on the second Saturday of October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean each year. Recognizing that this date does not work well for all places or for the migratory birds themselves- sites host these programs at their convenience throughout the year. This program engages the general public to care about maintaining healthy bird populations and protecting breeding, non-breeding, and stop over habitats used by migratory birds. International Migratory Bird Day programs often are informal science education or informal science learning activities such as bird walks, art competitions, nature based festivals, and presentations. These programs take place in a variety of settings such as zoos, aquariums, protected lands, biospheres, museums, and schools. Every year International Migratory Bird Day has a new conservation theme with corresponding artwork, educational materials, and activities. *2000: Focus on the Falcon, Artist Roger Tory Peterson *2001: Taste of the Tropics, Artist Terry Issac *2002: Exploring Habitats, Artist Charley Harper *2003: Catalysts for Conservation, Artist Gerald Sneed *2004: Conserving Colonial Birds, Artist Ram Papish *2005: Collisions, Artist David Sibley *2006: The Boreal Forest, Artist Radeaux *2007: Birds in a Changing Climate, Artist Louise Zemaitis *2008: Tundra to Tropics, Artist Eleazar Saenz *2009: Celebrate Birds In Culture, Artist Andy Everson *2010: Power of Partnerships, Artist Bob Petty *2011: Go Wild Go Birding, Artist John Muir Laws *2012: Connecting People to Bird Conservation, Artist Rafael Lopez *2013: Life Cycle of Migratory Birds, Artist Barry Kent MacKay *2014: Why Birds Matter? ''The Benefits of Birds to Humans and Nature'', Artist Elias St. Louis *2015: Restore Habitat, Restore Birds, Artist (Amelia Hansen ) Major Partners: U.S. Forest Service, Partners in Flight, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Nature Canada, Birds & Beans, Pepco Holdings, Get To Know, US Geological Society, Ornilux, Birdzilla, Optics for the Tropics, and Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bird Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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