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Top Birds at Pismo Beach Pier in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 18 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pismo Beach Pier in October. 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   Brown Pelican 13.4% 66.7% 53.3%
2   Western Gull 29.7% 55.6% 25.8%
3   Rock Pigeon 11.1% 55.6% 44.4%
4   Heermann's Gull 10.5% 55.6% 45.0%
5   Eared Grebe 23.3% 50.0% 26.7%
6   Snowy Egret 14.8% 50.0% 35.2%
7   Western Grebe 10.0% 44.4% 34.4%
8   Elegant Tern 3.8% 38.9% 35.1%
9   Brandt's Cormorant 2.8% 38.9% 36.1%
10   Surf Scoter 3.3% 33.3% 30.1%
11   American Crow 45.6% 27.8% 17.8%
12   Turkey Vulture 43.7% 27.8% 15.9%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 41.1% 27.8% 13.3%
14   Clark's Grebe 3.9% 27.8% 23.9%
15   Whimbrel 3.3% 22.2% 18.9%
16   Pelagic Cormorant 1.3% 22.2% 20.9%
17   Parasitic Jaeger 0.8% 22.2% 21.4%
18   Red-throated Loon 0.4% 22.2% 21.8%
19   Great Egret 24.1% 16.7% 7.4%
20   California Gull 19.5% 16.7% 2.8%
21   Ring-billed Gull 10.2% 16.7% 6.5%
22   Royal Tern 4.8% 16.7% 11.8%
23   Black Phoebe 62.6% 11.1% 51.5%
24   American Coot 49.4% 11.1% 38.3%
25   California Towhee 31.6% 11.1% 20.5%
26   Brewer's Blackbird 31.1% 11.1% 20.0%
27   Red-tailed Hawk 27.2% 11.1% 16.1%
28   Northern Mockingbird 13.9% 11.1% 2.8%
29   Peregrine Falcon 4.8% 11.1% 6.3%
30   Mallard 50.8% 5.6% 45.2%
31   White-crowned Sparrow 48.0% 5.6% 42.5%
32   House Finch 45.8% 5.6% 40.3%
33   Song Sparrow 42.5% 5.6% 36.9%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 42.2% 5.6% 36.6%
35   Anna's Hummingbird 41.7% 5.6% 36.1%
36   California Scrub-Jay 41.0% 5.6% 35.5%
37   Chestnut-backed Chickadee 36.5% 5.6% 30.9%
38   Great Blue Heron 32.3% 5.6% 26.7%
39   Ruddy Duck 32.1% 5.6% 26.6%
40   Northern Shoveler 31.1% 5.6% 25.5%
41   European Starling 22.1% 5.6% 16.6%
42   Great-tailed Grackle 16.3% 5.6% 10.7%
43   Mourning Dove 12.8% 5.6% 7.3%
44   California Thrasher 11.8% 5.6% 6.3%
45   Sanderling 10.2% 5.6% 4.6%
46   American Robin 7.3% 5.6% 1.7%
47   House Sparrow 7.2% 5.6% 1.7%
48   Purple Finch 7.1% 5.6% 1.6%
49   Western Sandpiper 6.5% 5.6% 1.0%
50   Marbled Godwit 6.5% 5.6% 0.9%
51   American Wigeon 6.2% 5.6% 0.6%
52   Blue-winged Teal 5.8% 5.6% 0.3%
53   Tree Swallow 5.8% 5.6% 0.2%
54   Caspian Tern 5.2% 5.6% 0.3%
55   Willet 3.5% 5.6% 2.0%
56   Canvasback 2.0% 5.6% 3.6%
57   Chipping Sparrow 0.7% 5.6% 4.8%
58   Pacific Loon 0.4% 5.6% 5.1%
59   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 5.6% 5.4%
60   Black Scoter 0% 5.6% 5.6%
61   Red-necked Grebe 0% 5.6% 5.6%