National Birds Day 2024: Being Around Birds Can Improve Your Health

National Birds Day is a special day we celebrate every year on January 5. This year, it’s on a Friday. It was started in 2002. The same day is also for the Christmas Bird Count, an event where people count wild birds in the USA. This helps us know how healthy the birds are.

Why Do We Commence National Birds Day?

This day is important because it reminds us about birds that suffer. Many birds are captured or kept in bad conditions for money or fun. This is not right. We need to work together to make sure birds have a good life.

Birds are facing many problems like losing their homes because of things humans do, like cutting down trees and changing the climate. On National Birds Day, we remember to help birds live better. We can do this by telling others how to care for birds and stop keeping them in bad conditions.

Being Around Birds Creates Positive Impact

Now, let’s talk about how birds can help us. Recent studies show that being around birds is good for our mental health. It can make us feel less worried or sad. People in these studies felt better when they saw or heard birds. This was true for everyone, even people with depression.

One study asked people to notice their feelings and what’s around them three times a day. They found that seeing or hearing birds made them feel better. Another study had people listen to bird songs online. People who listened to these songs felt less depressed, anxious, or paranoid.

Why Do Birds Help Us Feel Good?

Experts think it’s because of something called ‘soft fascination’. This means when we see or hear things like birds, our mind relaxes and gets stronger. 

Nature helps our brain get away from stress and stop thinking negative thoughts. A study from Finland found that people who spent time in nature needed less medicine for things like stress, high blood pressure, and asthma.

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Where Can You Enjoy Bird Songs?

So, you can go to places like bird sanctuaries, gardens, nature reserves, mountains, beaches, lakes, and rivers. These places are good for listening to birds and feeling better.