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Where to find Ruddy Duck in August
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 August. 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 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 139 234 59.4% 53.0%
2 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 43 73 58.9% 47.4%
3 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 154 347 44.4% 39.2%
4 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
5 Oceano County Park 20.4 22 44 50.0% 35.8%
6 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
7 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 35 94 37.2% 28.1%
8 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
9 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
10 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 25 105 23.8% 16.7%
11 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 39 182 21.4% 16.1%
12 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 12 60 20.0% 11.8%
13 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
14 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 9 79 11.4% 6.1%
15 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
16 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
17 Barka Slough 5.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
18 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
19 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
20 A St. ponds 5.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
21 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
22 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%