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Where to find American Kestrel 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 American Kestrel 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 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
2 Jalama Road 23.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
3 Huasna Road 19.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
4 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
5 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
6 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
7 Barka Slough 5.3 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
8 Pismo Preserve 24.2 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
9 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
10 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
11 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
12 Town Center 21.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
13 Vandenberg AFB--south inland (restricted access) 17.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
20 A St. ponds 5.9 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
21 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
22 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
23 Colson Canyon 16.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
24 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
25 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
26 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
27 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
28 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
29 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
30 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 24 234 10.3% 7.0%
31 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
32 Beattie Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
33 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 7 60 11.7% 5.8%
34 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
35 Lopez Lake 23.9 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
36 Halcyon 19.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
37 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
38 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
39 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
40 Waller Park 4.2 5 55 9.1% 3.9%
41 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
42 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
43 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
44 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 16 347 4.6% 2.9%
45 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 5 79 6.3% 2.7%
46 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
47 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
48 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 3 73 4.1% 1.4%
49 Biddle County Park 23.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
50 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
51 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 5 182 2.7% 1.2%
52 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 3 89 3.4% 1.2%
53 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
54 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 3 94 3.2% 1.1%
55 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 3 105 2.9% 1.0%
56 Miguelito County Park 17.4 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
57 Oceano County Park 20.4 1 44 2.3% 0.4%