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Top Birds at Arroyo Grande Creek mouth in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 57 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 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 51.5% 71.9% 20.4%
2   Gadwall 33.0% 64.9% 31.9%
3   Western Gull 20.2% 64.9% 44.7%
4   Cliff Swallow 35.8% 63.2% 27.4%
5   Whimbrel 11.6% 63.2% 51.5%
6   American Crow 44.0% 54.4% 10.4%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 38.9% 54.4% 15.5%
8   California Gull 12.3% 54.4% 42.1%
9   Caspian Tern 7.9% 45.6% 37.7%
10   Song Sparrow 53.6% 43.9% 9.7%
11   Black Phoebe 48.0% 40.4% 7.7%
12   Ring-billed Gull 6.4% 40.4% 34.0%
13   House Finch 54.2% 38.6% 15.6%
14   Rock Pigeon 7.7% 38.6% 30.9%
15   Snowy Egret 9.9% 36.8% 26.9%
16   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 35.1% 8.8%
17   Brown Pelican 13.4% 35.1% 21.7%
18   Marsh Wren 32.7% 33.3% 0.6%
19   Killdeer 15.2% 33.3% 18.1%
20   Sanderling 6.1% 33.3% 27.2%
21   Great-tailed Grackle 14.0% 31.6% 17.5%
22   House Sparrow 12.5% 31.6% 19.1%
23   Common Yellowthroat 35.3% 29.8% 5.4%
24   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.0% 28.1% 15.1%
25   Bonaparte's Gull 5.9% 28.1% 22.2%
26   Ruddy Duck 32.6% 26.3% 6.3%
27   Tree Swallow 36.6% 24.6% 12.1%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 34.5% 22.8% 11.7%
29   Glaucous-winged Gull 3.0% 22.8% 19.8%
30   Royal Tern 1.7% 22.8% 21.1%
31   Eurasian Collared-Dove 28.4% 21.1% 7.3%
32   Mourning Dove 44.0% 19.3% 24.7%
33   Wrentit 39.4% 19.3% 20.1%
34   Cinnamon Teal 22.0% 19.3% 2.7%
35   Great Egret 10.1% 19.3% 9.2%
36   American Coot 36.4% 17.5% 18.9%
37   Spotted Towhee 43.3% 15.8% 27.5%
38   European Starling 29.1% 15.8% 13.3%
39   Heermann's Gull 3.4% 15.8% 12.4%
40   Great Blue Heron 19.7% 14.0% 5.6%
41   California Scrub-Jay 41.6% 12.3% 29.3%
42   Black-necked Stilt 3.6% 12.3% 8.7%
43   Barn Swallow 36.6% 10.5% 26.1%
44   California Towhee 34.2% 10.5% 23.7%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 29.2% 10.5% 18.7%
46   California Quail 20.3% 10.5% 9.8%
47   Surf Scoter 5.6% 10.5% 4.9%
48   Brandt's Cormorant 5.0% 10.5% 5.6%
49   Western Sandpiper 4.0% 10.5% 6.5%
50   Semipalmated Plover 3.2% 10.5% 7.3%
51   Marbled Godwit 2.8% 10.5% 7.8%
52   Swainson's Thrush 29.2% 8.8% 20.5%
53   Black-bellied Plover 2.8% 8.8% 6.0%
54   Willet 2.1% 8.8% 6.7%
55   Dunlin 2.0% 8.8% 6.7%
56   Least Sandpiper 1.4% 8.8% 7.4%
57   Bewick's Wren 36.3% 7.0% 29.3%
58   Brewer's Blackbird 29.4% 7.0% 22.4%
59   White-crowned Sparrow 14.3% 7.0% 7.3%
60   Spotted Sandpiper 9.4% 7.0% 2.4%
61   Franklin's Gull 0.8% 7.0% 6.2%
62   Herring Gull 0.8% 7.0% 6.2%
63   Forster's Tern 0.5% 7.0% 6.5%
64   Anna's Hummingbird 37.6% 5.3% 32.3%
65   Yellow Warbler 31.4% 5.3% 26.1%
66   Pied-billed Grebe 30.4% 5.3% 25.1%
67   Lesser Goldfinch 21.2% 5.3% 15.9%
68   Green Heron 15.0% 5.3% 9.7%
69   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14.7% 5.3% 9.4%
70   Northern Mockingbird 10.0% 5.3% 4.7%
71   Least Tern 9.3% 5.3% 4.0%
72   Clark's Grebe 6.8% 5.3% 1.6%
73   Canada Goose 6.2% 5.3% 0.9%
74   Snowy Plover 5.5% 5.3% 0.3%
75   Osprey 2.7% 5.3% 2.6%
76   Wilson's Warbler 38.7% 3.5% 35.2%
77   Nuttall's Woodpecker 27.3% 3.5% 23.7%
78   Black-headed Grosbeak 20.6% 3.5% 17.1%
79   American Goldfinch 17.2% 3.5% 13.7%
80   Violet-green Swallow 11.6% 3.5% 8.0%
81   Red-necked Phalarope 11.1% 3.5% 7.6%
82   Western Grebe 6.4% 3.5% 2.9%
83   Cooper's Hawk 5.8% 3.5% 2.2%
84   Long-billed Curlew 3.0% 3.5% 0.5%
85   White-faced Ibis 2.3% 3.5% 1.2%
86   Brant 2.0% 3.5% 1.5%
87   Common Loon 1.8% 3.5% 1.7%
88   Red-throated Loon 1.2% 3.5% 2.4%
89   Laughing Gull 0.3% 3.5% 3.2%
90   Gull-billed Tern 0.1% 3.5% 3.4%
91   Bushtit 38.7% 1.8% 37.0%
92   Chestnut-backed Chickadee 34.1% 1.8% 32.3%
93   Pacific-slope Flycatcher 30.4% 1.8% 28.6%
94   Dark-eyed Junco 20.8% 1.8% 19.0%
95   Brown-headed Cowbird 19.7% 1.8% 18.0%
96   Acorn Woodpecker 17.2% 1.8% 15.5%
97   Oak Titmouse 15.3% 1.8% 13.6%
98   Purple Finch 13.8% 1.8% 12.0%
99   House Wren 12.0% 1.8% 10.3%
100   Red-shouldered Hawk 10.3% 1.8% 8.6%
101   Hooded Oriole 9.5% 1.8% 7.7%
102   Sora 5.8% 1.8% 4.0%
103   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 1.8% 4.0%
104   Greater Yellowlegs 5.6% 1.8% 3.9%
105   White-throated Swift 4.9% 1.8% 3.1%
106   Western Kingbird 4.3% 1.8% 2.6%
107   American Avocet 3.3% 1.8% 1.6%
108   Horned Lark 2.5% 1.8% 0.8%
109   Great Horned Owl 2.5% 1.8% 0.8%
110   Peregrine Falcon 2.4% 1.8% 0.7%
111   Pacific Loon 2.4% 1.8% 0.7%
112   Northern Shoveler 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
113   Green-winged Teal 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
114   Bufflehead 1.9% 1.8% 0.2%
115   Red-breasted Merganser 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
116   Blue-winged Teal 0.4% 1.8% 1.4%
117   Sooty Shearwater 0.3% 1.8% 1.4%
118   Red Knot 0.3% 1.8% 1.4%
119   Northern Pintail 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
120   American Wigeon 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
121   Black Turnstone 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
122   Elegant Tern 0.1% 1.8% 1.6%
123   Common Tern 0% 1.8% 1.8%