Learn about the importance to birds of the 'food webs' off Mendocino coastal waters

**Brown pelicans at the Mendocino, California, coast. Photo by Tim Bray.**

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Redbud Audubon Society is pleased to host Tim Bray on Thursday, Oct. 20, for its monthly Zoom presentation, starting at 7 p.m.

Bray is president of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society and a retired hydrogeologist with extensive knowledge of his topic.

This presentation begins with a review of the mechanics and biology of the nearshore and offshore ecosystems, before looking at some of the birds that rely on different parts of the marine food webs and the remarkable adaptations they display.

Bray co-hosts a monthly radio program, “The Ecology Hour,” on Mendocino County’s KZYX public radio station with Dr. Robert Spies, a marine biologist.

**A black-footed albatross feeding on squid on the Mendocino, California, coast. Courtesy photo.**

Bray, an avid birder, goes to sea as often as possible and organizes occasional pelagic field trips.

The Redbud program begins at 7 p.m. To register click on the link either in your emailed newsletter or on the home page of Audubon’s website: www.redbudaudubon.org.

The Zoom link will be sent to you the day of the program.

Please register as early as possible and if you have any problems registering, email Redbud Audubon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..