[nfbmi-talk] Birding by Ear and Beyond: Celebrate Urban Birds Event May 17; 10AM- Ann Arbor

[Larry D. Keeler]

Amy, count me in! I'm giving up the walkathon in Lansing!
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From: "Shepherd, Amy" <amyshepherd at mpvi.org>
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Birding by Ear and Beyond: Celebrate Urban Birds Event 
May 17; 10AM- Ann Arbor


> *Austin and I will be attending this event! It will be lots of fun for the
> whole family! I hope others will join us!*
>
>
> *Birding by Ear and Beyond: Celebrate Urban Birds Event*
> May 17; 10AM
>
>
>
> The Environmental Interpretive Center is partnering with the Cornell Lab 
> of
> Ornithology to "Celebrate Urban Birds." On the morning of *May 17 at 10 
> am* we
> will be meeting at *Gallup Park Canoe Livery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.* The
> day will be filled with birding along the shore of the Huron River and for
> an extra opportunity to hear waterfowl we will be canoeing in the river.
> Lunch will be provided in the park and we will be celebrating urban birds
> through art and song until 2 p m. This *FREE* event is sponsored by the
> Center's "Birding by Ear and Beyond" program which offers *an auditory
> experience for blind and visually impaired individuals.  *All are welcome
> to join us as we engage in "Sensing Nature's Beauty." For further
> information contact Donna Posont at 313-220-8140 or dposont at umich.edu.
>
>
>
> To learn more about the Birding By Ear program visit:
>
> http://www.umd.umich.edu/eic/education/birdingbyear.html
>
>
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> If you scroll to the bottom of their webpage, you can find a great video
> clip that was on the CBS Evening News last year as well as an article
> written last fall by the UofM Dearborn Magazine.
>
> -- 
> Amy Shepherd
> MPVI President
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