Bird Day : How to Prepare for it

Charles Almanzo Babcock (1847-1922) was the American author of Bird Day: How to Prepare for it (1901). [In the spring of 1894 the writer[s attention was attracted to the interest of the children in that part of their nature study which related to birds. Their descriptions of the appearance and habits of the birds they had observed were given with evident pleasure. They had a strong desire to tell what they had seen, not in the spirit of rivalry, but with the wish of adding to the knowledge of a subject in which all were equally interested. It was thought that this work would be done with even more effectiveness if a day were appointed to be celebrated as [Bird Day. [ With the hope of making a memorable occasion of the day for those taking part in it, several of the noted friends of birds were asked to write something to the children, and to give their opinion of the introduction of [Bird Day[ into the schools. [