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Top Birds at Ocean Beach County Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 111 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ocean Beach County Park in May. 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 50.1% 88.3% 38.1%
2   Gadwall 31.6% 75.7% 44.0%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 37.6% 72.1% 34.5%
4   Ruddy Duck 30.4% 72.1% 41.7%
5   Killdeer 12.8% 70.3% 57.5%
6   Snowy Egret 7.7% 66.7% 59.0%
7   Great Egret 7.4% 66.7% 59.3%
8   Barn Swallow 34.4% 65.8% 31.4%
9   Western Grebe 3.5% 60.4% 56.9%
10   Song Sparrow 53.0% 59.5% 6.4%
11   Greater Yellowlegs 2.8% 57.7% 54.9%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 33.1% 55.0% 21.9%
13   Eared Grebe 12.5% 55.0% 42.5%
14   Savannah Sparrow 0.9% 55.0% 54.1%
15   Western Gull 19.6% 54.1% 34.5%
16   House Finch 54.0% 50.5% 3.5%
17   Great Blue Heron 18.0% 47.7% 29.7%
18   Brown Pelican 12.2% 47.7% 35.6%
19   Clark's Grebe 4.6% 47.7% 43.1%
20   Black-necked Stilt 1.5% 47.7% 46.2%
21   White-crowned Sparrow 12.4% 46.8% 34.4%
22   Turkey Vulture 43.5% 45.9% 2.4%
23   Marsh Wren 32.1% 45.0% 13.0%
24   Caspian Tern 6.9% 45.0% 38.1%
25   American Coot 35.6% 42.3% 6.7%
26   California Gull 11.9% 41.4% 29.5%
27   Tree Swallow 36.4% 36.0% 0.3%
28   Cliff Swallow 36.5% 35.1% 1.4%
29   Cinnamon Teal 21.2% 34.2% 13.0%
30   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 13.4% 34.2% 20.8%
31   Red-necked Phalarope 9.9% 31.5% 21.7%
32   Common Yellowthroat 35.4% 29.7% 5.7%
33   Spotted Sandpiper 8.3% 29.7% 21.5%
34   Redhead 2.7% 29.7% 27.0%
35   Snowy Plover 4.3% 28.8% 24.5%
36   Black-bellied Plover 1.6% 28.8% 27.2%
37   Semipalmated Plover 2.1% 27.9% 25.9%
38   Pied-billed Grebe 29.9% 27.0% 2.9%
39   Western Sandpiper 3.0% 27.0% 24.1%
40   American Avocet 2.1% 26.1% 24.0%
41   Long-billed Curlew 1.9% 25.2% 23.3%
42   Wrentit 39.8% 21.6% 18.1%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 29.1% 21.6% 7.5%
44   Canada Goose 5.3% 21.6% 16.3%
45   Bonaparte's Gull 5.7% 20.7% 15.0%
46   Brant 1.2% 18.9% 17.7%
47   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 18.0% 17.1%
48   Least Tern 8.7% 17.1% 8.4%
49   Sanderling 6.3% 17.1% 10.8%
50   Surf Scoter 5.1% 17.1% 12.0%
51   Black Phoebe 49.5% 16.2% 33.3%
52   Dunlin 1.5% 16.2% 14.8%
53   Mourning Dove 44.8% 15.3% 29.5%
54   Northern Harrier 2.6% 15.3% 12.7%
55   Northern Shoveler 1.4% 15.3% 13.9%
56   Brewer's Blackbird 29.6% 14.4% 15.1%
57   Whimbrel 12.9% 14.4% 1.5%
58   Ring-billed Gull 6.9% 13.5% 6.6%
59   Bushtit 39.1% 12.6% 26.5%
60   Anna's Hummingbird 38.0% 12.6% 25.4%
61   California Thrasher 21.6% 12.6% 9.0%
62   Spotted Towhee 44.3% 10.8% 33.5%
63   Great-tailed Grackle 14.7% 10.8% 3.9%
64   Royal Tern 1.8% 10.8% 9.0%
65   California Scrub-Jay 42.5% 9.9% 32.6%
66   American Goldfinch 17.3% 9.0% 8.3%
67   Heermann's Gull 3.4% 9.0% 5.6%
68   Long-billed Dowitcher 1.0% 9.0% 8.0%
69   Bewick's Wren 37.0% 8.1% 28.9%
70   Glaucous-winged Gull 3.3% 8.1% 4.8%
71   Willet 2.0% 8.1% 6.1%
72   Wilson's Warbler 39.4% 6.3% 33.1%
73   Eurasian Collared-Dove 29.3% 6.3% 23.0%
74   Northern Flicker 13.9% 6.3% 7.6%
75   Common Raven 5.7% 6.3% 0.6%
76   Sora 5.7% 6.3% 0.6%
77   Horned Lark 2.3% 6.3% 4.0%
78   White-faced Ibis 2.2% 6.3% 4.1%
79   Costa's Hummingbird 0.6% 6.3% 5.7%
80   California Towhee 35.1% 5.4% 29.7%
81   Yellow Warbler 32.0% 5.4% 26.6%
82   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.0% 5.4% 14.6%
83   Marbled Godwit 2.8% 5.4% 2.6%
84   Western Meadowlark 2.5% 5.4% 3.0%
85   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 5.4% 3.0%
86   Pacific Loon 2.3% 5.4% 3.1%
87   European Starling 30.0% 4.5% 25.5%
88   California Quail 20.9% 4.5% 16.4%
89   Violet-green Swallow 11.7% 4.5% 7.2%
90   Northern Mockingbird 10.2% 4.5% 5.6%
91   American Crow 46.4% 3.6% 42.8%
92   Pacific-slope Flycatcher 31.0% 3.6% 27.4%
93   Allen's Hummingbird 12.3% 3.6% 8.7%
94   Pelagic Cormorant 3.2% 3.6% 0.4%
95   Osprey 2.7% 3.6% 0.9%
96   White-tailed Kite 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
97   Chestnut-backed Chickadee 34.8% 2.7% 32.1%
98   Green Heron 15.3% 2.7% 12.6%
99   Purple Finch 14.0% 2.7% 11.3%
100   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.9% 2.7% 11.2%
101   Green-winged Teal 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
102   Least Sandpiper 1.5% 2.7% 1.2%
103   Cackling Goose 0.8% 2.7% 1.9%
104   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.7% 2.7% 2.0%
105   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
106   American Wigeon 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
107   American Robin 28.3% 1.8% 26.5%
108   Warbling Vireo 23.2% 1.8% 21.4%
109   Lesser Goldfinch 21.8% 1.8% 20.0%
110   Downy Woodpecker 15.3% 1.8% 13.5%
111   Western Wood-Pewee 8.0% 1.8% 6.2%
112   Hairy Woodpecker 7.0% 1.8% 5.2%
113   Brandt's Cormorant 5.3% 1.8% 3.5%
114   Yellow-headed Blackbird 3.9% 1.8% 2.1%
115   Peregrine Falcon 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
116   Virginia Rail 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
117   Herring Gull 0.9% 1.8% 0.9%
118   Wilson's Phalarope 0.5% 1.8% 1.3%
119   Black Skimmer 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
120   Red Knot 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
121   Ruddy Turnstone 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
122   Nuttall's Woodpecker 28.0% 0.9% 27.1%
123   Black-headed Grosbeak 21.2% 0.9% 20.3%
124   Western Bluebird 18.3% 0.9% 17.4%
125   Orange-crowned Warbler 16.4% 0.9% 15.5%
126   Western Tanager 12.8% 0.9% 11.9%
127   House Wren 12.3% 0.9% 11.4%
128   Townsend's Warbler 7.9% 0.9% 7.0%
129   Cassin's Kingbird 6.0% 0.9% 5.1%
130   Cooper's Hawk 5.9% 0.9% 5.0%
131   Lazuli Bunting 5.5% 0.9% 4.6%
132   White-throated Swift 5.0% 0.9% 4.1%
133   Lawrence's Goldfinch 4.6% 0.9% 3.7%
134   Lark Sparrow 4.3% 0.9% 3.4%
135   Bank Swallow 4.0% 0.9% 3.1%
136   Yellow-breasted Chat 3.7% 0.9% 2.8%
137   Yellow-rumped Warbler 3.5% 0.9% 2.6%
138   Black Oystercatcher 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
139   Bufflehead 2.0% 0.9% 1.1%
140   American White Pelican 1.6% 0.9% 0.7%
141   Red-throated Loon 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
142   Ring-necked Duck 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
143   Vaux's Swift 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
144   Willow Flycatcher 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
145   Franklin's Gull 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
146   Blue-winged Teal 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
147   Rufous Hummingbird 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
148   Red Phalarope 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
149   Northern Pintail 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
150   Cattle Egret 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
151   Elegant Tern 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
152   Swainson's Hawk 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
153   Purple Martin 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
154   Baird's Sandpiper 0% 0.9% 0.9%
155   White-winged Dove 0% 0.9% 0.9%
156   Nelson's Sparrow 0% 0.9% 0.9%