Bird Finder

Top Birds in March
within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 1695 checklists in 155 hotspots

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist during the month of March. The change in probability from the previous month is also shown, to highlight which birds are coming and going. Rows with significant changes (< 0.5x or > 2x) are highlighted in red or green. Species that peak in March are indicated with a star. This is based on historical data from eBird, and does not include recently submitted checklists.

Rank Info Species Chart Peak February March Change
1   Mallard
45.4% 49.5% 4.1%
2   House Finch
40.8% 48.0% 7.2%
3   American Crow
38.4% 47.8% 9.4%
4   Black Phoebe
46.7% 47.1% 0.4%
5   Turkey Vulture
45.2% 45.5% 0.4%
6   American Coot
48.9% 44.8% 4.1%
7   White-crowned Sparrow
44.7% 43.7% 1.0%
8   Yellow-rumped Warbler
48.1% 43.2% 4.8%
9   Song Sparrow
35.7% 39.9% 4.2%
10   California Scrub-Jay
35.7% 39.8% 4.0%
11   Anna's Hummingbird
36.5% 37.5% 1.0%
12   Red-tailed Hawk
38.6% 35.8% 2.7%
13   Bushtit
28.1% 32.3% 4.2%
14   Brewer's Blackbird
31.8% 32.1% 0.3%
15   Ruddy Duck
36.1% 32.1% 4.0%
16   Red-winged Blackbird
29.5% 32.0% 2.6%
17   European Starling
25.2% 31.3% 6.1%
18   California Towhee
24.8% 29.0% 4.2%
19   Double-crested Cormorant
33.5% 28.1% 5.4%
20   Eurasian Collared-Dove
22.2% 28.0% 5.8%
21   Ruby-crowned Kinglet
32.8% 27.7% 5.1%
22   Bewick's Wren
24.3% 26.8% 2.5%
23   Nuttall's Woodpecker
22.1% 26.5% 4.4%
24   Spotted Towhee
22.5% 26.4% 4.0%
25   Pied-billed Grebe
28.9% 26.4% 2.5%
26   Chestnut-backed Chickadee
26.3% 26.4% 0.1%
27   Mourning Dove
18.0% 25.4% 7.4%
28   Wrentit
21.6% 25.1% 3.5%
29   Dark-eyed Junco
22.4% 24.4% 1.9%
30   American Robin
18.6% 24.0% 5.5%
31   Tree Swallow
13.8% 23.4% 9.6%
32   Common Yellowthroat
20.4% 22.4% 2.0%
33   Oak Titmouse
17.4% 22.2% 4.8%
34   Western Bluebird
17.3% 21.7% 4.4%
35   Acorn Woodpecker
17.8% 20.4% 2.6%
36   Lesser Goldfinch
15.6% 20.4% 4.8%
37   Northern Flicker
16.6% 20.1% 3.5%
38   Golden-crowned Sparrow
19.7% 19.5% 0.2%
39   Cinnamon Teal
23.1% 19.3% 3.9%
40   Marsh Wren
16.6% 18.5% 1.9%
41   Western Gull
20.8% 18.2% 2.7%
42   Orange-crowned Warbler
10.3% 17.8% 7.6%
43   Red-shouldered Hawk
14.1% 17.1% 2.9%
44   Gadwall
15.2% 16.6% 1.4%
45   Bufflehead
22.1% 15.9% 6.2%
46   Northern Shoveler
22.4% 14.7% 7.7%
47   California Thrasher
14.1% 14.6% 0.5%
48   Wilson's Warbler
3.9% 14.6% 10.7%
49   California Gull
17.2% 14.3% 2.9%
50   Downy Woodpecker
10.8% 13.9% 3.0%
51   Killdeer
18.5% 13.9% 4.6%
52   Great-tailed Grackle
8.1% 13.3% 5.2%
53   Great Egret
16.5% 13.2% 3.3%
54   Townsend's Warbler
14.5% 12.3% 2.2%
55   Purple Finch
5.5% 12.2% 6.7%
56   Northern Mockingbird
10.4% 12.2% 1.7%
57   Great Blue Heron
17.7% 11.9% 5.9%
58   Violet-green Swallow
2.2% 11.9% 9.6%
59   Barn Swallow
0.9% 11.7% 10.8%
60   American Goldfinch
9.9% 11.3% 1.4%
61   Hutton's Vireo
10.6% 11.3% 0.8%
62   Hermit Thrush
15.7% 11.3% 4.5%
63   House Sparrow
9.0% 11.0% 2.0%
64   Black-crowned Night-Heron
14.8% 11.0% 3.8%
65   Rock Pigeon
8.9% 11.0% 2.1%
66   California Quail
7.5% 10.9% 3.4%
67   American Kestrel
13.2% 10.8% 2.4%
68   Ring-billed Gull
17.8% 10.6% 7.3%
69   Eared Grebe
15.6% 10.3% 5.3%
70   Northern Rough-winged Swallow
0.4% 10.1% 9.7%
71   Snowy Egret
8.1% 9.5% 1.4%
72   American White Pelican
14.1% 9.2% 4.9%
73   Say's Phoebe
20.8% 8.6% 12.2%
74   Surf Scoter
7.6% 8.1% 0.5%
75   Green-winged Teal
12.9% 7.9% 5.0%
76   Allen's Hummingbird
5.3% 7.7% 2.4%
77   Sanderling
11.8% 7.6% 4.1%
78   Sora
7.6% 7.5% 0.1%
79   White-breasted Nuthatch
5.5% 7.3% 1.8%
80   Northern Harrier
11.1% 7.3% 3.8%
81   House Wren
2.0% 7.1% 5.1%
82   Pacific-slope Flycatcher
0.1% 7.1% 7.1%
83   Cassin's Kingbird
5.9% 6.9% 1.0%
84   Brown Pelican
7.6% 6.8% 0.8%
85   Western Grebe
8.8% 6.7% 2.0%
86   Savannah Sparrow
7.9% 6.6% 1.3%
87   Ring-necked Duck
6.3% 6.4% 0.1%
88   Cooper's Hawk
6.7% 6.4% 0.3%
89   Greater Yellowlegs
6.8% 6.1% 0.6%
90   Cedar Waxwing
4.8% 6.0% 1.2%
91   Brown-headed Cowbird
4.9% 6.0% 1.1%
92   Cliff Swallow
0.4% 6.0% 5.6%
93   Common Raven
4.9% 5.9% 1.0%
94   Western Meadowlark
6.9% 5.9% 1.0%
95   Hairy Woodpecker
4.5% 5.8% 1.2%
96   Canada Goose
5.0% 5.7% 0.7%
97   Yellow-billed Magpie
4.8% 5.7% 0.9%
98   Whimbrel
2.0% 5.5% 3.5%
99   Band-tailed Pigeon
2.1% 5.3% 3.2%
100   Cackling Goose
6.5% 5.2% 1.4%
101   Lesser Scaup
9.9% 5.1% 4.8%
102   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5.1% 4.8% 0.3%
103   American Wigeon
7.4% 4.7% 2.7%
104   Least Sandpiper
7.4% 4.5% 2.9%
105   Glaucous-winged Gull
6.2% 4.3% 1.9%
106   Lincoln's Sparrow
5.5% 4.3% 1.2%
107   Black-bellied Plover
5.7% 4.3% 1.4%
108   Clark's Grebe
5.2% 3.8% 1.4%
109   American Pipit
11.0% 3.7% 7.3%
110   Fox Sparrow
5.6% 3.5% 2.1%
111   Western Sandpiper
2.7% 3.5% 0.9%
112   Lawrence's Goldfinch
0.9% 3.5% 2.7%
113   Lark Sparrow
1.5% 3.3% 1.8%
114   Herring Gull
5.9% 3.2% 2.7%
115   Wild Turkey
1.4% 3.2% 1.8%
116   Steller's Jay
1.3% 3.1% 1.8%
117   White-throated Swift
1.5% 3.1% 1.6%
118   Virginia Rail
3.7% 3.1% 0.6%
119   Warbling Vireo
0% 3.0% 3.0%
120   Snowy Plover
5.7% 3.0% 2.7%
121   Bullock's Oriole
0.1% 2.8% 2.8%
122   Great Horned Owl
2.5% 2.8% 0.3%
123   Red-breasted Nuthatch
2.8% 2.8% 0.0%
124   Osprey
3.3% 2.7% 0.6%
125   Red-breasted Merganser
1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
126   Northern Pintail
5.8% 2.5% 3.3%
127   Merlin
3.8% 2.5% 1.3%
128   Hooded Oriole
0% 2.5% 2.5%
129   Blue-winged Teal
1.9% 2.4% 0.6%
130   Willet
2.6% 2.4% 0.2%
131   Peregrine Falcon
4.2% 2.4% 1.8%
132   Long-billed Curlew
2.6% 2.3% 0.3%
133   Rufous Hummingbird
0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
134   Wilson's Snipe
3.1% 2.2% 1.0%
135   Long-billed Dowitcher
2.3% 2.2% 0.1%
136   Brandt's Cormorant
1.3% 2.2% 0.9%
137   Green Heron
2.0% 2.1% 0.2%
138   Greater White-fronted Goose
2.8% 2.1% 0.7%
139   Belted Kingfisher
3.1% 2.1% 1.1%
140   White-tailed Kite
2.0% 2.1% 0.1%
141   Pelagic Cormorant
1.8% 2.1% 0.3%
142   Pine Siskin
1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
143   Sharp-shinned Hawk
1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
144   Caspian Tern
0.9% 1.9% 1.1%
145   Western Kingbird
0.4% 1.9% 1.5%
146   Brown Creeper
1.1% 1.8% 0.6%
147   Varied Thrush
1.6% 1.8% 0.1%
148   Marbled Godwit
2.4% 1.8% 0.6%
149   Short-billed Gull
8.0% 1.8% 6.2%
150   Ross's Goose
1.6% 1.7% 0.1%
151   Black-necked Stilt
0.4% 1.7% 1.3%
152   Canvasback
3.4% 1.6% 1.8%
153   Horned Lark
2.5% 1.6% 0.9%
154   American Avocet
0.2% 1.5% 1.3%
155   Snow Goose
3.5% 1.5% 1.9%
156   Pigeon Guillemot
0% 1.5% 1.5%
157   Red-breasted Sapsucker
1.8% 1.5% 0.3%
158   Red-throated Loon
1.9% 1.5% 0.4%
159   Golden Eagle
1.3% 1.5% 0.1%
160   Scaly-breasted Munia
1.1% 1.5% 0.3%
161   Tricolored Blackbird
1.6% 1.4% 0.2%
162   Muscovy Duck
1.7% 1.4% 0.3%
163   Rufous-crowned Sparrow
1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
164   Wood Duck
1.9% 1.3% 0.6%
165   Phainopepla
1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
166   Spotted Sandpiper
1.9% 1.2% 0.7%
167   Black Oystercatcher
0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
168   Bald Eagle
1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
169   Common Loon
0.8% 1.1% 0.2%
170   Dunlin
0.9% 1.1% 0.2%
171   White-faced Ibis
0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
172   Graylag Goose
1.5% 1.0% 0.5%
173   Garganey
2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
174   Rusty Blackbird
1.8% 0.9% 0.8%
175   Royal Tern
2.6% 0.9% 1.7%
176   Vermilion Flycatcher
1.9% 0.9% 1.0%
177   Lewis's Woodpecker
0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
178   American Bittern
3.5% 0.9% 2.6%
179   Swan Goose
1.4% 0.9% 0.6%
180   Redhead
1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
181   Iceland Gull
1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
182   Common Merganser
1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
183   Barn Owl
0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
184   Horned Grebe
1.6% 0.8% 0.9%
185   Heermann's Gull
2.8% 0.8% 2.0%
186   Yellow Warbler
0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
187   Chipping Sparrow
0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
188   Broad-billed Hummingbird
0% 0.7% 0.7%
189   Common Goldeneye
0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
190   Pacific Loon
0.7% 0.6% 0.0%
191   Short-billed Dowitcher
0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
192   Hooded Merganser
0.8% 0.6% 0.2%
193   Golden-crowned Kinglet
0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
194   White-throated Sparrow
1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
195   Brant
0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
196   Loggerhead Shrike
1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
197   Canyon Wren
0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
198   Black-throated Gray Warbler
0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
199   Northern Pygmy-Owl
0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
200   Greater Scaup
0.9% 0.4% 0.5%
201   Barrow's Goldeneye
0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
202   Black-headed Grosbeak
0% 0.4% 0.4%
203   Bonaparte's Gull
1.3% 0.4% 0.9%
204   Hermit Warbler
0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
205   Common Gallinule
0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
206   Black Turnstone
0.5% 0.4% 0.2%
207   Cattle Egret
0.5% 0.4% 0.1%
208   Greater Roadrunner
0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
209   Lesser Black-backed Gull
0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
210   Summer Tanager
0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
211   Swamp Sparrow
0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
212   Nelson's Sparrow
0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
213   Palm Warbler
0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
214   Pacific Golden-Plover
0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
215   Pacific Wren
0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
216   Rock Wren
0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
217   Grace's Warbler
0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
218   Gray Flycatcher
0.3% 0.2% 0.0%
219   Grasshopper Sparrow
0% 0.2% 0.2%
220   Least Bittern
0.5% 0.2% 0.2%
221   Burrowing Owl
0.3% 0.2% 0.0%
222   Western Screech-Owl
0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
223   Sandhill Crane
1.0% 0.2% 0.8%
224   Semipalmated Plover
0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
225   Lesser Yellowlegs
0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
226   Ash-throated Flycatcher
0% 0.2% 0.2%
227   Ferruginous Hawk
1.3% 0.2% 1.1%
228   Vesper Sparrow
0% 0.1% 0.1%
229   Black-legged Kittiwake
0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
230   Nashville Warbler
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
231   Yellow-headed Blackbird
0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
232   Long-tailed Duck
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
233   Eastern Phoebe
0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
234   Pine Warbler
0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
235   Costa's Hummingbird
0% 0.1% 0.1%
236   Elegant Tern
0% 0.1% 0.1%
237   Western Tanager
0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
238   Prairie Falcon
0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
239   Glaucous Gull
0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
240   Mountain Quail
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
241   Black-vented Shearwater
0% 0.1% 0.1%
242   Indian Peafowl
0% 0.1% 0.1%
243   Ruddy Turnstone
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
244   White-winged Dove
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
245   Northern Parula
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
246   White-winged Scoter
0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
247   Red-naped Sapsucker
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
248   Common Poorwill
0% 0.1% 0.1%
249   Cassin's Vireo
0% 0.1% 0.1%
250   Mountain Bluebird
0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
251   Golden-winged Warbler
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
252   Common Murre
0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
253   Bank Swallow
0% 0.1% 0.1%
254   Dusky-capped Flycatcher
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
255   Marbled Murrelet
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
256   Pygmy Nuthatch
0% 0.1% 0.1%
257   Tropical Kingbird
0.8% 0.1% 0.7%
258   Black Scoter
0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
259   Common Ground Dove
0% 0.1% 0.1%
260   Red Phalarope
0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
261   Cockatiel
0% 0.1% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.