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Outside Scoop: Bird Day is May 4

Outside Scoop Local wildlife photographer Rick Spitzer submitted this photo of a female belted kingfisher looking for her next meal in Wolcott in December. The bird feeds on fish in the open waters of the Eagle River. Rick Spitzer / Special to the Daily There are numerous days throughout the year dedicated to feathers that take flight. Official Bird Day is May 4; National Bird Day is celebrated on Jan. 5 each year; and there’s also reason to look to the skies later this month, as the second Saturday each May is International Migratory Bird Day lots to flock about. According to the U.S. Library of Congress, Bird Day was first observed on May 4, 1894. The holiday and tribute was started by Charles Almanzo Babcock, the superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania. The idea and observance quickly gained popularity and by 1910 it was also celebrated with Arbor Day (the annual day dedicated to trees).

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SOUTH CAROLINA AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CALENDAR: JANUARY HONOREE – ALLIE BROOKS A native of the Florence area, Allie Brooks earned a bachelor’s degree and a Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army from South Carolina State University in 1968. Afterwards, he received a master’s degree in Education Administration from the University of South Carolina in 1974 and Education Specialist Degree in 2014. He completed the Institute on the Principal and School Improvement in 1987 at Harvard University. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary degree from Francis Marion University. He serves on the Board of Trustees of McLeod Health. He has served as president of the S.C. Association of Secondary School Principals (SCASSP), the 4-A Principals Conference, and the S.C. High School League. Brooks was named Outstanding Principal of the Year in 1986-87 and 2000 by the SCASSP.

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