Where to find Bufflehead in May
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 May. 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 | Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds | 10.6 | 6 | 22 | 27.3% | 13.2% | ||
| 2 | Twitchell Reservoir | 13.1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | ||
| 3 | Ira Lease Park | 22.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | ||
| 4 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) | 13.8 | 2 | 10 | 20.0% | 5.7% | ||
| 5 | A St. ponds | 5.9 | 2 | 11 | 18.2% | 5.1% | ||
| 6 | Pismo Creek mouth | 22.5 | 7 | 79 | 8.9% | 4.4% | ||
| 7 | Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) | 11.2 | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 2.2% | ||
| 8 | Huasna Road | 19.5 | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 2.0% | ||
| 9 | Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) | 15.8 | 16 | 514 | 3.1% | 1.9% | ||
| 10 | Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) | 11.3 | 1 | 14 | 7.1% | 1.3% | ||
| 11 | Santa Maria WTP | 7.5 | 1 | 15 | 6.7% | 1.2% | ||
| 12 | Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) | 9.2 | 1 | 40 | 2.5% | 0.4% | ||
| 13 | Lopez Lake | 23.9 | 1 | 43 | 2.3% | 0.4% | ||
| 14 | Arroyo Grande Creek mouth | 20.1 | 1 | 57 | 1.8% | 0.3% | ||
| 15 | Ocean Beach County Park | 13.3 | 1 | 111 | 0.9% | 0.2% |