Tips for Celebrating Bird Day

Here are some ideas to help you plan a fun and interesting Bird Day celebration. Whether it's with children or not, you can certainly have some fun for this special day.

• Read a book just about birds. It can be any book of your choice. If you have children, get them age-appropriate books for them to read, or read aloud with you. If your children are pre-reading age, pick a picture book and show them all about birds.
• Draw bird pictures. If you have a talent for sketching, you can create some images to use for yourself or to give away. If you have children, get them some coloring pages about birds.
• Have a spotting session. How many different kinds of birds can you see? If the weather is cooperating for an outdoor day, you can certainly do this from a window. Record the different ones that you see.
• Learn to use, or teach children how to properly use binoculars to spot birds.
• Get a new bird feeder or bird house to put up in your yard. Or have a ceremonial cleaning and refilling of a bird feeder you currently have.
• Learn 5 new things about birds that you didn't know before. This can be about different species, bird anatomy, even bird behavior.

These are just some suggestions, but can help you think up many more. Picking several to celebrate Bird Day can help you and your children better appreciate the world around us.

We have a site to help you learn much more about our feathered friends. Backyard Bird World is chock full of fun information, including common backyard birds. Learn the fun stuff that makes bird-watching an interesting and entertaining hobby.

Help your children learn more about birds and their behavior. Find lots of choices for that new bird feeder or bird house for you own backyard. And don't forget the bird food. Everything you need to enjoy your own backyard birds is all in one place. So stop by and find more information to help you celebrate Bird Day this year.