LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Redbud Audubon Society April field trip will be to the Mendocino Botanical Gardens.

Participants are asked to meet Saturday, April 18, at the Botanical Gardens at 18220 Highway 1, Ft. Bragg at 9 a.m.

Leader Pat Harmon reports that the gardens present several habitats with a variety of birds to see. 

Seabirds, such as the scoters, to hummingbirds, warblers, thrushes, and a variety of other songbirds will be seen and heard.

There is a fee to enter the gardens: $10 senior, $14 general; but if 12 or more people attend, the rate is reduced to $7.50 per person.

You are encouraged to bring a lunch to enjoy at the gardens, as the café is not yet open for the season.

Redbud Audubon will not officially arrange carpooling as some folks attending this outing plan on spending the night. However, individuals are encouraged to make their own carpooling arrangements.