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Where to find Great Blue Heron in March
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 Great Blue Heron in March. 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 Lopez Lake 23.9 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
2 Biddle County Park 23.3 19 47 40.4% 27.6%
3 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 20 67 29.9% 20.2%
4 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 44 191 23.0% 17.6%
5 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
6 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 29 149 19.5% 13.9%
7 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
8 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Huasna Road 19.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
11 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 7 52 13.5% 6.7%
12 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
13 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 6 46 13.0% 6.1%
14 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
15 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
16 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
17 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
18 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
19 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
20 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
21 Waller Park 4.2 7 98 7.1% 3.5%
22 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
23 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
24 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
25 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
26 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
27 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
28 Jalama Road 23.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
29 Oceano County Park 20.4 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
30 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
31 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
32 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
33 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
34 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%