They are correct, with different implications. The first sentence, using 'on', implies that the event (birds being seen) occurred individually on each of those days. The second, using 'from', implies that the seeing of birds was continuous through the entire duration. A better pair of examples: "On September 23rd through the 26th, we will be going out to lunch." "From September 23rd through ...
Say the 24th is a Monday and you say that you’ll be doing something the weekend of the 24th, meaning the 22nd and 23rd. Isn’t that incorrect? I would say the weekend of the 24th means the 29th and ...
Christmas eve eve appears to be a colloquial form used to refer to the 23rd of December: There is a UD entry for Christmas Eve Eve . Its 6k plus up thumbs probably make it worth a look. The day before Christmas Eve, 2 days before Christmas. Stay away from the malls on Christmas Eve Eve. Today is Christmas Eve Eve. From When The Snow Falls:
But a lot of people, me included, place 'th', 'st', 'nd' or 'rd' after the digits. e.g. 16th July, 22nd August, 1st March, 23rd April, 21st November etc. Britain conforms to writing the short form of the date using the European method, which is used throughout almost the entire world except in the United States, i.e. day/month/year. so that 3/5 ...
In the song Old Chisholm Trail, a famous cowboy song there's the following line: I started up the trail October 23rd Started up the trail with a 2U herd (emphasis mine) For lyrics. I know 2U ...