Where to find Ruddy Duck 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 Ruddy Duck 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 | North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond | 9.4 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% | 77.2% | ||
| 2 | Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) | 15.8 | 252 | 332 | 75.9% | 71.0% | ||
| 3 | Ocean Beach County Park | 13.3 | 152 | 213 | 71.4% | 65.0% | ||
| 4 | A St. ponds | 5.9 | 16 | 20 | 80.0% | 58.4% | ||
| 5 | Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) | 9.2 | 41 | 65 | 63.1% | 50.9% | ||
| 6 | Pismo Creek mouth | 22.5 | 43 | 71 | 60.6% | 48.9% | ||
| 7 | Lopez Lake | 23.9 | 17 | 25 | 68.0% | 48.4% | ||
| 8 | Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria | 3.3 | 7 | 11 | 63.6% | 35.4% | ||
| 9 | Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) | 9.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 34.2% | ||
| 10 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) | 13.6 | 26 | 57 | 45.6% | 33.4% | ||
| 11 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) | 13.8 | 9 | 16 | 56.2% | 33.2% | ||
| 12 | Pismo SB--Oceano Campground | 20.6 | 220 | 625 | 35.2% | 31.6% | ||
| 13 | Oceano County Park | 20.4 | 20 | 45 | 44.4% | 30.9% | ||
| 14 | Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 20.7% | ||
| 15 | Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) | 11.2 | 9 | 25 | 36.0% | 20.2% | ||
| 16 | Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds | 10.6 | 5 | 22 | 22.7% | 10.1% | ||
| 17 | Mission Hills WTP | 11.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 9.7% | ||
| 18 | Twitchell Reservoir | 13.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | ||
| 19 | River Park (SBA Co.) | 13.2 | 4 | 23 | 17.4% | 7.0% | ||
| 20 | Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access | 21.7 | 2 | 11 | 18.2% | 5.1% | ||
| 21 | Waller Park | 4.2 | 6 | 62 | 9.7% | 4.5% | ||
| 22 | Santa Maria WTP | 7.5 | 2 | 16 | 12.5% | 3.5% | ||
| 23 | Jack O'Connell Park | 10.9 | 3 | 30 | 10.0% | 3.5% | ||
| 24 | Arroyo Grande Creek mouth | 20.1 | 4 | 47 | 8.5% | 3.4% | ||
| 25 | Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach | 16.4 | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | 1.8% | ||
| 26 | Pismo Beach Pier | 22.9 | 1 | 18 | 5.6% | 1.0% | ||
| 27 | Pismo SB--North Beach Campground | 22.2 | 1 | 21 | 4.8% | 0.8% | ||
| 28 | Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) | 4.4 | 1 | 24 | 4.2% | 0.7% | ||
| 29 | Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve | 22.1 | 1 | 43 | 2.3% | 0.4% | ||
| 30 | Oceano Dunes SVRA | 18.0 | 1 | 46 | 2.2% | 0.4% |