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Where to find Black Phoebe 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 Black Phoebe 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 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 266 332 80.1% 75.5%
2 Biddle County Park 23.3 16 17 94.1% 73.0%
3 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 470 625 75.2% 71.7%
4 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 21 24 87.5% 69.0%
5 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
6 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 37 46 80.4% 66.8%
7 Huasna Road 19.5 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
8 Ira Lease Park 22.7 29 36 80.6% 65.0%
9 Miguelito County Park 17.4 37 50 74.0% 60.4%
10 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
11 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 19 24 79.2% 59.5%
12 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
13 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 18 23 78.3% 58.1%
14 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 137 213 64.3% 57.7%
15 Lopez Lake 23.9 19 25 76.0% 56.6%
16 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
17 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 43 64 67.2% 55.0%
18 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
19 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
20 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
21 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 42 65 64.6% 52.5%
22 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 16 22 72.7% 51.8%
23 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
24 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
25 Waller Park 4.2 37 62 59.7% 47.3%
26 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 28 47 59.6% 45.3%
27 Barka Slough 5.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
28 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
29 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
30 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
31 Riverbend Park 12.2 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
32 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
33 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
34 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 35 71 49.3% 38.0%
35 Preisker Park 9.7 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
36 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 12 21 57.1% 36.5%
37 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
38 Pismo Preserve 24.2 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
39 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
40 Jalama Road 23.0 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
41 Lompoc Water Treatment Plant 12.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
42 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
43 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
44 A St. ponds 5.9 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
45 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 14 31 45.2% 29.2%
46 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
47 Renwick Avenue 13.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
48 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 22 57 38.6% 27.1%
49 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 17 43 39.5% 26.4%
50 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
51 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
52 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
53 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) 6.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Los Alamos Park 12.6 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
62 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
63 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
64 Allan Hancock College 7.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
65 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
66 Oceano County Park 20.4 13 45 28.9% 17.7%
67 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
68 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
69 Colson Canyon 16.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
70 Surf Beach 13.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
71 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
72 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
73 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
74 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
75 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Strother Park 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
83 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
84 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
85 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
86 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
87 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
88 Beattie Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
90 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
91 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
92 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
93 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
94 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
96 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
97 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
98 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.