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Where to find Double-crested Cormorant 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 Double-crested Cormorant 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 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 415 514 80.7% 77.1%
2 Lopez Lake 23.9 34 43 79.1% 64.8%
3 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 80 111 72.1% 63.1%
4 A St. ponds 5.9 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
5 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
6 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 119 210 56.7% 49.9%
7 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 31 57 54.4% 41.6%
8 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
9 Shell Beach 24.8 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
10 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 30 79 38.0% 28.1%
11 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 14 35 40.0% 25.6%
12 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
13 Oceano County Park 20.4 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
14 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
15 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
16 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
17 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
18 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
19 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
20 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 9 40 22.5% 12.3%
21 Surf Beach 13.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
22 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
23 Biddle County Park 23.3 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
24 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
25 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
26 Waller Park 4.2 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
27 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
28 Ira Lease Park 22.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
29 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
30 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
31 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
32 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
33 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
34 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
35 Pismo Preserve 24.2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%