I am a sighted beginning birder. Check for birding groups in your area (often a shop that sells bird seed and feeders will have info) and see if they have bird walks open to nonmembers. I’m amazed at how many of the experienced birders on these walks can Identify birds by sound. And they are usually very willing to share their knowledge with beginners.

Depending on your comfort level walking in new places, you may want a friend along to help, just because the birders will be busy looking for birds and not always watching where they are walking.

I hope someone answers with tips because I would also love to know this.

A good way to start would be by placing a bird feeder in your backyard, and listening to see what kind of bird flew in. Once you hear birds, take a picture with Aira, and the agent can describe the bird to you.

Hi, I like to go birding. This is basically just walking around listening for bird calls. Go at different times of day, and you’ll hear different birds, or you’ll hear them do different calls. Get a good audio recorder, and capture the sound of the environment.
Aira is somewhat free now, so using them to look at birds could be an option.
I use my Alexa to listen to bird calls. I have been able to identify a few birds in my region.

There is a Birding by Ear group that $1 near Detroit that I have participated in. There may be others.

I have a list of common birds here in the region. And with Alexa I say “Play the blanck’s birdcall.