Today is official Bird Day: What is the significance of this day and types of migratory birds found

While there are numerous days dedicated to feathers that take flight throughout the year, today is the official Bird Day. Here's everything you need to know about it.

Throughout the years, birds take flight across the globe, flapping their wings, singing migratory songs. Every year, the world celebrates International Migratory Bird Day in order to commemorate the arrival of hundreds of migratory bird species between their summer nesting habitats in North America and wintering grounds in Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. While there are many days dedicated to celebrate the life of birds across the globe, May 4 is observed as the official Bird Day. How did it start?