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Top Birds at Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 6 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 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   California Scrub-Jay 40.7% 100.0% 59.3%
2   House Finch 53.7% 83.3% 29.6%
3   American Crow 44.1% 83.3% 39.2%
4   Spotted Towhee 42.5% 83.3% 40.8%
5   Lesser Goldfinch 20.6% 83.3% 62.7%
6   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5.4% 83.3% 78.0%
7   Mourning Dove 43.3% 66.7% 23.4%
8   Wrentit 38.8% 66.7% 27.9%
9   Bushtit 37.7% 66.7% 29.0%
10   Anna's Hummingbird 36.7% 66.7% 30.0%
11   Bewick's Wren 35.5% 66.7% 31.2%
12   Nuttall's Woodpecker 26.5% 66.7% 40.1%
13   California Quail 19.9% 66.7% 46.7%
14   Orange-crowned Warbler 15.5% 66.7% 51.1%
15   Oak Titmouse 14.8% 66.7% 51.8%
16   Hutton's Vireo 14.6% 66.7% 52.0%
17   Northern Flicker 13.4% 66.7% 53.3%
18   Purple Finch 13.3% 66.7% 53.4%
19   Song Sparrow 53.4% 50.0% 3.4%
20   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 50.0% 6.4%
21   California Towhee 33.6% 50.0% 16.4%
22   Pacific-slope Flycatcher 29.6% 50.0% 20.4%
23   California Thrasher 21.1% 50.0% 28.9%
24   Ash-throated Flycatcher 12.7% 50.0% 37.3%
25   Red-shouldered Hawk 10.0% 50.0% 40.0%
26   Black Phoebe 47.9% 33.3% 14.5%
27   Cliff Swallow 36.5% 33.3% 3.1%
28   Common Yellowthroat 35.1% 33.3% 1.8%
29   Yellow Warbler 30.7% 33.3% 2.7%
30   Red-tailed Hawk 28.7% 33.3% 4.6%
31   Warbling Vireo 22.1% 33.3% 11.2%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 19.2% 33.3% 14.1%
33   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14.4% 33.3% 18.9%
34   Cooper's Hawk 5.6% 33.3% 27.7%
35   Cedar Waxwing 5.6% 33.3% 27.8%
36   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 33.3% 30.9%
37   Mallard 52.1% 16.7% 35.5%
38   European Starling 28.7% 16.7% 12.1%
39   Swainson's Thrush 28.7% 16.7% 12.1%
40   Eurasian Collared-Dove 28.2% 16.7% 11.5%
41   American Robin 27.0% 16.7% 10.3%
42   Dark-eyed Junco 20.3% 16.7% 3.6%
43   Great Blue Heron 19.5% 16.7% 2.9%
44   Western Bluebird 17.5% 16.7% 0.8%
45   Acorn Woodpecker 16.8% 16.7% 0.2%
46   House Wren 11.7% 16.7% 4.9%
47   Violet-green Swallow 11.3% 16.7% 5.3%
48   Northern Mockingbird 9.9% 16.7% 6.8%
49   Rock Pigeon 8.5% 16.7% 8.2%
50   Townsend's Warbler 7.5% 16.7% 9.2%
51   Lawrence's Goldfinch 4.4% 16.7% 12.3%
52   Western Meadowlark 2.6% 16.7% 14.1%
53   Cassin's Vireo 1.3% 16.7% 15.3%
54   White-tailed Kite 1.3% 16.7% 15.4%
55   Bell's Sparrow 0.2% 16.7% 16.4%
56   Black-chinned Sparrow 0.1% 16.7% 16.5%
57   Greater Roadrunner 0.1% 16.7% 16.5%