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Blind birders in tune with bird sounds, call themselves ‘bird brains’

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Donna Posont started her Birding by Ear and Beyond program at the University of Michigan at Dearborn in 2009 .

The program allows people with low vision to study birds in a natural area surrounding the university.

Blind people usually have heightened senses of hearing, smell and touch, adding to the experience of the excursions.

Birding by Ear is specifically geared toward touch and sound.

With bird populations declining at an alarming rate due to habitat loss, pollution and climate change, Posont said it’s more crucial than ever.

“Nature is a place where it's OK to be blind,” she said.

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