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Where to find House Finch in December
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 December. 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 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
2 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 18 21 85.7% 65.4%
3 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 14 16 87.5% 64.0%
4 Maramonte Park 4.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
5 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
6 Huasna Road 19.5 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
7 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
8 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
9 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
10 Barka Slough 5.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
11 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 35 65 53.8% 41.9%
13 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 24 43 55.8% 41.1%
14 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
15 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
16 Pismo Preserve 24.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
17 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
18 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
19 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 62 143 43.4% 35.5%
20 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 23 47 48.9% 35.3%
21 Jalama Road 23.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
22 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
23 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 35 79 44.3% 33.9%
24 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
25 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 12 23 52.2% 33.0%
26 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
27 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
28 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
29 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
30 Point Sal Trail 10.6 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
31 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
32 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
33 Lopez Lake 23.9 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
34 Preisker Park 9.7 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
35 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
36 A St. ponds 5.9 20 61 32.8% 22.3%
37 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
38 Allan Hancock College 7.2 11 30 36.7% 21.9%
39 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 21 66 31.8% 21.8%
40 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
41 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Halcyon 19.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Beattie Park 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Andrew Murray Vineyards 20.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 31 111 27.9% 20.4%
52 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 44 170 25.9% 19.9%
53 Waller Park 4.2 39 152 25.7% 19.4%
54 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
55 Colson Canyon 16.4 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
56 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
57 Pioneer Park 2.7 13 43 30.2% 18.6%
58 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
59 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
60 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 7 22 31.8% 16.4%
61 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
62 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
63 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
64 Renwick Avenue 13.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
65 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
66 Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access) 4.2 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
67 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 11 55 20.0% 11.6%
68 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
69 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
70 Oceano County Park 20.4 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
71 Ira Lease Park 22.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
72 Biddle County Park 23.3 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
73 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Los Alamos Park 12.6 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
76 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
77 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
78 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
79 Miguelito County Park 17.4 8 58 13.8% 7.2%
80 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
81 Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) 6.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 Surf Beach 13.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
83 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
84 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
85 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
86 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
90 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
91 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
92 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
93 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
94 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
95 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
96 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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