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Where to find House Finch in October
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 October. 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 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 21 24 87.5% 69.0%
2 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 34 46 73.9% 59.7%
3 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 19 24 79.2% 59.5%
4 Huasna Road 19.5 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
5 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
6 Barka Slough 5.3 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
7 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
8 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 354 625 56.6% 52.7%
9 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
10 Pismo Preserve 24.2 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
11 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
12 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
13 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 115 213 54.0% 47.3%
14 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 37 64 57.8% 45.6%
15 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
16 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
17 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
18 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
19 Preisker Park 9.7 14 23 60.9% 40.8%
20 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
21 Ira Lease Park 22.7 20 36 55.6% 39.6%
22 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
23 A St. ponds 5.9 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
24 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
25 Jalama Road 23.0 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
26 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 30 65 46.2% 34.6%
27 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 22 47 46.8% 33.3%
29 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 120 332 36.1% 31.2%
30 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
31 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
32 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
33 Lopez Lake 23.9 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
34 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
35 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
36 Waller Park 4.2 25 62 40.3% 29.0%
37 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
38 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
39 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
40 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
41 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
42 Renwick Avenue 13.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
43 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
44 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
45 Biddle County Park 23.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
46 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
47 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
48 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
49 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
50 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
51 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
52 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
53 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
54 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
60 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
61 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 19 71 26.8% 17.9%
62 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
63 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
64 Point Sal Trail 10.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
65 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
66 Los Alamos Park 12.6 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
67 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
68 Colson Canyon 16.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
69 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
70 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
71 Allan Hancock College 7.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
72 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
73 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Strother Park 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Lompoc Water Treatment Plant 12.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
81 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 8 57 14.0% 7.3%
82 Surf Beach 13.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
83 Miguelito County Park 17.4 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
84 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
85 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Santa Maria Bottoms 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
90 Oceano County Park 20.4 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
91 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
92 Shell Beach 24.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
93 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
94 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
95 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
96 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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