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Where to find House Finch in February
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 February. 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 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 11 11 100.0% 74.1%
2 Maramonte Park 4.7 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
3 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 16 18 88.9% 67.2%
4 Pismo Preserve 24.2 25 30 83.3% 66.4%
5 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
6 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 23 29 79.3% 61.6%
7 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 77 120 64.2% 55.3%
8 Barka Slough 5.3 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
9 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 17 27 63.0% 44.2%
10 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
11 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
13 Trilogy Water Treatment Plant 13.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
14 Trilogy/Monarch Dunes Golf Course 14.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
15 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
16 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
17 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 26 49 53.1% 39.4%
18 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
19 Huasna Road 19.5 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
20 Halcyon 19.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
21 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
22 Strother Park 20.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
23 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
24 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 21 45 46.7% 32.9%
25 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 94 244 38.5% 32.6%
26 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 14 28 50.0% 32.6%
27 Preisker Park 9.7 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
28 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 45 115 39.1% 30.7%
29 Pioneer Park 2.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
30 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
31 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
32 Waller Park 4.2 59 164 36.0% 29.0%
33 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 20 51 39.2% 27.0%
34 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
35 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
36 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
37 A St. ponds 5.9 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
38 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
39 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
40 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
41 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
42 Jalama Road 23.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
43 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
44 Riverbend Park 12.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
45 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 15 44 34.1% 21.9%
46 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
47 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
48 Santa Maria Bottoms 11.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
49 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
50 Vandenberg AFB--Honda Creek (restricted access) 19.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Vandenberg Village--North 9.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Ira Lease Park 22.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Lopez Lake 23.9 15 47 31.9% 20.4%
58 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
59 Los Alamos Park 12.6 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
60 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 11 34 32.4% 19.1%
61 Biddle County Park 23.3 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
62 Oceano County Park 20.4 14 50 28.0% 17.5%
63 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
64 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
65 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
66 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
67 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
68 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
69 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
70 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
71 Colson Canyon 16.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
72 Shell Beach 24.8 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
73 Surf Beach 13.9 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
74 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
75 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
76 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Beattie Park 14.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 7 47 14.9% 7.4%
82 Allan Hancock College 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
84 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
85 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
87 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
90 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
91 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
92 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
93 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
94 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
95 Miguelito County Park 17.4 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
96 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
97 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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