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Where to find Western Sandpiper in April
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 Western Sandpiper in April. 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 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
2 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
3 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 41 82 50.0% 39.4%
4 Black Road pasture 6.3 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
5 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
6 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
7 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 12 32 37.5% 22.9%
8 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
10 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
11 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 13 56 23.2% 14.1%
12 A St. ponds 5.9 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
13 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
14 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 9 42 21.4% 11.7%
15 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 9 42 21.4% 11.7%
16 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
17 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
18 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
19 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
20 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
21 Surf Beach 13.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
22 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 23 315 7.3% 4.9%
23 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
24 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
25 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
26 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
27 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
28 Lopez Lake 23.9 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
29 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 1 154 0.6% 0.1%