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Top Birds at Santa Maria WTP in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 13 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Santa Maria WTP in December. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Mallard 40.3% 84.6% 44.4%
2   European Starling 23.9% 84.6% 60.7%
3   House Finch 34.1% 76.9% 42.9%
4   Brewer's Blackbird 29.5% 76.9% 47.4%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 19.9% 76.9% 57.1%
6   Bonaparte's Gull 2.0% 76.9% 74.9%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 51.6% 69.2% 17.6%
8   American Coot 44.1% 69.2% 25.1%
9   White-crowned Sparrow 42.4% 69.2% 26.8%
10   Ruddy Duck 37.0% 69.2% 32.2%
11   Red-tailed Hawk 36.9% 69.2% 32.3%
12   Say's Phoebe 30.1% 69.2% 39.2%
13   California Gull 20.9% 69.2% 48.4%
14   Cinnamon Teal 11.2% 69.2% 58.0%
15   Savannah Sparrow 10.6% 69.2% 58.7%
16   Least Sandpiper 9.1% 69.2% 60.1%
17   Short-billed Gull 6.9% 69.2% 62.3%
18   Black Phoebe 52.5% 61.5% 9.0%
19   Turkey Vulture 38.8% 61.5% 22.8%
20   Northern Shoveler 22.5% 61.5% 39.0%
21   American Pipit 18.4% 61.5% 43.1%
22   Gadwall 14.7% 61.5% 46.8%
23   Western Meadowlark 7.5% 61.5% 54.1%
24   Ring-billed Gull 16.7% 53.8% 37.1%
25   Great-tailed Grackle 7.7% 53.8% 46.1%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 53.8% 47.4%
27   Song Sparrow 27.1% 46.2% 19.1%
28   Green-winged Teal 12.5% 46.2% 33.6%
29   House Sparrow 8.7% 46.2% 37.4%
30   Common Raven 4.5% 46.2% 41.7%
31   Northern Harrier 12.4% 38.5% 26.1%
32   Peregrine Falcon 4.8% 38.5% 33.7%
33   Western Gull 23.2% 30.8% 7.5%
34   Common Yellowthroat 21.2% 30.8% 9.6%
35   American Kestrel 16.2% 30.8% 14.6%
36   Killdeer 16.1% 30.8% 14.7%
37   American Wigeon 10.9% 30.8% 19.9%
38   Herring Gull 5.7% 30.8% 25.1%
39   Black-necked Stilt 0.2% 30.8% 30.6%
40   American Crow 33.4% 23.1% 10.4%
41   Bufflehead 23.9% 23.1% 0.8%
42   Great Egret 22.4% 23.1% 0.6%
43   Eurasian Collared-Dove 20.3% 23.1% 2.7%
44   Orange-crowned Warbler 10.2% 23.1% 12.8%
45   Northern Pintail 9.1% 23.1% 14.0%
46   Lincoln's Sparrow 7.5% 23.1% 15.5%
47   Merlin 3.0% 23.1% 20.1%
48   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 23.1% 21.3%
49   Mourning Dove 10.6% 15.4% 4.8%
50   Northern Mockingbird 9.9% 15.4% 5.5%
51   Cooper's Hawk 6.5% 15.4% 8.9%
52   Long-billed Dowitcher 6.0% 15.4% 9.4%
53   Ring-necked Duck 5.7% 15.4% 9.7%
54   Wilson's Snipe 4.6% 15.4% 10.8%
55   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 15.4% 11.6%
56   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 15.4% 13.3%
57   Horned Lark 2.1% 15.4% 13.3%
58   California Scrub-Jay 30.7% 7.7% 23.0%
59   Anna's Hummingbird 28.4% 7.7% 20.7%
60   Pied-billed Grebe 28.2% 7.7% 20.5%
61   Nuttall's Woodpecker 21.6% 7.7% 13.9%
62   Great Blue Heron 21.3% 7.7% 13.6%
63   Northern Flicker 17.6% 7.7% 9.9%
64   Golden-crowned Sparrow 16.2% 7.7% 8.6%
65   Rock Pigeon 11.9% 7.7% 4.2%
66   Red-shouldered Hawk 10.6% 7.7% 2.9%
67   Lesser Scaup 9.3% 7.7% 1.6%
68   Cackling Goose 7.7% 7.7% 0.0%
69   Canvasback 7.3% 7.7% 0.4%
70   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7.1% 7.7% 0.6%
71   Tree Swallow 7.1% 7.7% 0.6%
72   Glaucous-winged Gull 6.2% 7.7% 1.5%
73   Wood Duck 3.6% 7.7% 4.1%
74   Snow Goose 3.6% 7.7% 4.1%
75   White-tailed Kite 3.5% 7.7% 4.2%
76   Greater White-fronted Goose 3.0% 7.7% 4.7%
77   Red-breasted Merganser 2.9% 7.7% 4.8%
78   Redhead 2.5% 7.7% 5.2%
79   Spotted Sandpiper 2.4% 7.7% 5.3%
80   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 7.7% 5.3%
81   Great Horned Owl 2.0% 7.7% 5.7%
82   Ross's Goose 2.0% 7.7% 5.7%
83   Tricolored Blackbird 1.9% 7.7% 5.8%
84   Burrowing Owl 0.2% 7.7% 7.5%
85   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.1% 7.7% 7.6%