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Where to find American Kestrel 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 American Kestrel 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 Biddle County Park 23.3 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
2 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
3 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
4 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
5 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
6 Barka Slough 5.3 37 88 42.0% 32.3%
7 Huasna Road 19.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
8 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
10 Jalama Road 23.0 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
11 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
12 Lopez Lake 23.9 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
13 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
14 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
15 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
16 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
17 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
18 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
19 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
20 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
21 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
22 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
23 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
24 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
25 Santa Ynez River Valley 17.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
26 Strother Park 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
27 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
28 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
29 Los Alamos Park 12.6 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
30 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
31 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
32 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
33 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
34 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
35 A St. ponds 5.9 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
36 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
37 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
38 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
39 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
40 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
41 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
42 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
43 Twitchell Reservoir 13.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
44 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 5 82 6.1% 2.6%
45 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
46 Birabent Canyon 23.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
47 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 7 315 2.2% 1.1%
48 Colson Canyon 16.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
49 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
50 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
51 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
52 Waller Park 4.2 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
53 Miguelito County Park 17.4 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
54 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 1 154 0.6% 0.1%