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Top Birds at Surf Beach in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Surf Beach in April. 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   Sanderling 9.5% 80.0% 70.5%
2   Snowy Plover 5.7% 80.0% 74.3%
3   Black-bellied Plover 5.4% 60.0% 54.6%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 32.4% 50.0% 17.6%
5   Brown Pelican 8.2% 50.0% 41.8%
6   Western Gull 18.7% 40.0% 21.3%
7   White-crowned Sparrow 29.2% 30.0% 0.8%
8   Barn Swallow 26.7% 30.0% 3.3%
9   Surf Scoter 7.7% 30.0% 22.3%
10   Semipalmated Plover 6.0% 30.0% 24.0%
11   Turkey Vulture 43.1% 20.0% 23.1%
12   Whimbrel 14.6% 20.0% 5.4%
13   Western Sandpiper 10.5% 20.0% 9.5%
14   Long-billed Curlew 4.5% 20.0% 15.5%
15   Common Loon 2.4% 20.0% 17.6%
16   House Finch 49.8% 10.0% 39.8%
17   Mallard 47.8% 10.0% 37.8%
18   Black Phoebe 44.1% 10.0% 34.1%
19   American Crow 43.6% 10.0% 33.6%
20   Spotted Towhee 34.9% 10.0% 24.9%
21   Bushtit 33.5% 10.0% 23.5%
22   Wrentit 32.0% 10.0% 22.0%
23   Red-tailed Hawk 31.2% 10.0% 21.2%
24   Bewick's Wren 31.1% 10.0% 21.1%
25   Brewer's Blackbird 30.4% 10.0% 20.4%
26   European Starling 28.5% 10.0% 18.5%
27   Cliff Swallow 22.3% 10.0% 12.3%
28   Killdeer 15.1% 10.0% 5.1%
29   California Gull 13.0% 10.0% 3.0%
30   Least Sandpiper 8.1% 10.0% 1.9%
31   Western Grebe 7.6% 10.0% 2.4%
32   Caspian Tern 6.4% 10.0% 3.6%
33   Dunlin 4.3% 10.0% 5.7%
34   Osprey 2.5% 10.0% 7.5%
35   Pigeon Guillemot 1.8% 10.0% 8.2%
36   Red-throated Loon 1.4% 10.0% 8.6%
37   Heermann's Gull 1.2% 10.0% 8.8%
38   Black Turnstone 0.8% 10.0% 9.2%
39   Baird's Sandpiper 0.1% 10.0% 9.9%