Where to find Bufflehead in October
within 25 miles of Santa Barbara County, CA, USA
This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Bufflehead in October. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.
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| Rank | Map | Pics | Location | Distance | Observed | Sampled | Frequency | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pismo Creek mouth | 22.5 | 15 | 71 | 21.1% | 13.2% | ||
| 2 | Lopez Lake | 23.9 | 6 | 25 | 24.0% | 11.5% | ||
| 3 | Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds | 10.6 | 5 | 22 | 22.7% | 10.1% | ||
| 4 | Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) | 9.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | ||
| 5 | Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) | 15.8 | 35 | 332 | 10.5% | 7.7% | ||
| 6 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) | 13.8 | 3 | 16 | 18.8% | 6.6% | ||
| 7 | Mission Hills WTP | 11.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 3.0% | ||
| 8 | Ocean Beach County Park | 13.3 | 8 | 213 | 3.8% | 1.9% | ||
| 9 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) | 13.6 | 3 | 57 | 5.3% | 1.8% | ||
| 10 | Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach | 16.4 | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | 1.8% | ||
| 11 | North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond | 9.4 | 1 | 13 | 7.7% | 1.4% | ||
| 12 | Arroyo Grande Creek mouth | 20.1 | 2 | 47 | 4.3% | 1.2% | ||
| 13 | Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) | 9.2 | 2 | 65 | 3.1% | 0.8% | ||
| 14 | Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) | 11.2 | 1 | 25 | 4.0% | 0.7% | ||
| 15 | Pismo SB--Oceano Campground | 20.6 | 6 | 625 | 1.0% | 0.4% |