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Where to find House Finch 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 House Finch 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 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
2 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
3 Pismo Preserve 24.2 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
4 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 22 32 68.8% 51.4%
5 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 23 34 67.6% 50.8%
6 Barka Slough 5.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
7 Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access) 4.2 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
8 Maramonte Park 4.7 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
9 A St. ponds 5.9 19 30 63.3% 45.5%
10 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
11 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
13 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
14 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
15 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
16 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 102 209 48.8% 42.1%
17 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 29 56 51.8% 39.0%
18 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 14 24 58.3% 38.8%
19 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 14 24 58.3% 38.8%
20 Huasna Road 19.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
21 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 65 146 44.5% 36.7%
22 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
23 Pioneer Park 2.7 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
24 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 34 74 45.9% 35.1%
25 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 15 29 51.7% 34.4%
26 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
27 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
28 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
29 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
30 Preisker Park 9.7 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
31 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 36 102 35.3% 26.7%
32 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
33 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
34 Lopez Lake 23.9 25 68 36.8% 26.3%
35 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 14 36 38.9% 24.8%
36 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
37 Waller Park 4.2 41 131 31.3% 24.0%
38 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 101 356 28.4% 23.9%
39 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
40 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
41 Los Alamos Park 12.6 14 40 35.0% 22.1%
42 Biddle County Park 23.3 12 35 34.3% 20.8%
43 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
45 Strother Park 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve 15.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 13 39 33.3% 20.6%
52 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 27 95 28.4% 20.3%
53 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
54 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 11 35 31.4% 18.6%
55 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
56 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
57 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
58 Ira Lease Park 22.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
59 Black Road pasture 6.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
60 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
61 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
62 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
63 Oceano County Park 20.4 14 71 19.7% 12.1%
64 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
65 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 10 50 20.0% 11.2%
66 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
67 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Jalama Road 23.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
72 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
73 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
74 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
75 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
76 Colson Canyon 16.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
77 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
78 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 7 50 14.0% 7.0%
79 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
80 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
81 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
84 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
85 Santa Maria Bottoms 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
88 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
89 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
90 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
91 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
92 Allan Hancock College 7.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
93 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
94 Miguelito County Park 17.4 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
95 Surf Beach 13.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
96 Town Center 21.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
97 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.