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Where to find Black Phoebe in September
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 September. 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 SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 533 641 83.2% 80.1%
2 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 253 329 76.9% 72.1%
3 Miguelito County Park 17.4 54 67 80.6% 69.6%
4 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 18 21 85.7% 65.4%
5 Biddle County Park 23.3 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
6 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 18 22 81.8% 61.5%
7 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 51 70 72.9% 61.5%
8 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
9 Lopez Lake 23.9 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
10 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
11 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
12 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 61 91 67.0% 56.9%
13 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
14 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 22 30 73.3% 55.6%
15 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
16 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
17 Waller Park 4.2 37 61 60.7% 48.1%
18 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
19 Preisker Park 9.7 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
20 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 141 277 50.9% 45.0%
21 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
22 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 40 72 55.6% 44.1%
23 Pioneer Park 2.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
24 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
25 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
26 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
27 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
28 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
29 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
30 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
31 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
32 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
33 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
35 Ira Lease Park 22.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
36 Los Alamos Park 12.6 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
37 Oceano County Park 20.4 24 55 43.6% 31.4%
38 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
39 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 15 34 44.1% 28.9%
40 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
41 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
42 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
43 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 22 65 33.8% 23.5%
44 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
45 Barka Slough 5.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
46 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
47 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
48 Pismo Preserve 24.2 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
49 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
50 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
51 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
52 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
53 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
54 Santa Ynez River Valley 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Strother Park 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Palmer Road--south of Dominion Road 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
60 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
61 Huasna Road 19.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
62 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 19 81 23.5% 15.6%
63 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
64 Jalama Road 23.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
65 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
66 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
67 Allan Hancock College 7.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
68 Shell Beach 24.8 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
69 Surf Beach 13.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
70 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Autumn Woods (private community park) 2.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 A St. ponds 5.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
76 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
77 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
78 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
80 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 5 46 10.9% 4.7%
81 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
82 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
83 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
84 Santa Maria Bottoms 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
85 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
87 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
88 Colson Canyon 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
89 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
90 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
91 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
92 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 1 21 4.8% 0.8%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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