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Where to find American Kestrel in January
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 American Kestrel in January. 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 Huasna Road 19.5 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
2 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
3 Biddle County Park 23.3 20 35 57.1% 40.9%
4 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
5 Jalama Road 23.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
6 A St. ponds 5.9 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
7 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
8 Barka Slough 5.3 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
9 Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access) 4.2 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
10 Pismo Preserve 24.2 11 22 50.0% 30.7%
11 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
12 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
13 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
14 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
15 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
16 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve 15.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 39 146 26.7% 20.2%
20 Lopez Lake 23.9 20 68 29.4% 19.9%
21 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
22 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 12 39 30.8% 18.6%
23 Pioneer Park 2.7 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
24 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
25 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
26 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
27 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
28 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 53 356 14.9% 11.6%
29 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
30 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
31 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
32 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
33 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
34 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
35 Maramonte Park 4.7 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
36 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
37 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
38 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
39 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
40 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
41 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
42 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
43 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
44 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
45 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
46 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
47 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
48 Jalama Canyon Ranch (restricted access) 18.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
49 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
50 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
51 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 5 74 6.8% 2.9%
52 Los Alamos Park 12.6 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
53 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
54 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
55 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
56 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
57 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 7 209 3.3% 1.6%
58 Surf Beach 13.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
59 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
60 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
61 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
62 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
63 Preisker Park 9.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
64 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
65 Black Road pasture 6.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
66 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
67 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
68 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
69 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
70 Waller Park 4.2 1 131 0.8% 0.1%