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Where to find House Finch in March
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 March. 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 Pismo Preserve 24.2 20 21 95.2% 77.3%
2 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 11 11 100.0% 74.1%
3 Huasna Road 19.5 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
4 Barka Slough 5.3 20 24 83.3% 64.1%
5 Biddle County Park 23.3 36 47 76.6% 62.8%
6 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 15 18 83.3% 60.8%
7 Ira Lease Park 22.7 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
8 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 99 149 66.4% 58.5%
9 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
10 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
11 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 18 25 72.0% 52.4%
12 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
13 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
14 Los Alamos Park 12.6 21 31 67.7% 50.1%
15 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
16 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
17 A St. ponds 5.9 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
18 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
19 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
20 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
21 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
22 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 15 25 60.0% 40.7%
23 Jalama Road 23.0 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
24 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 87 191 45.5% 38.6%
25 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
26 Pioneer Park 2.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
27 Lopez Lake 23.9 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
28 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
29 Preisker Park 9.7 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
30 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
31 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
32 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
33 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
35 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
36 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
37 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
38 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
39 Maramonte Park 4.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
40 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
41 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
42 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 26 67 38.8% 28.0%
43 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
44 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
45 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
46 Waller Park 4.2 33 98 33.7% 25.1%
47 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
48 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
49 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
50 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 17 46 37.0% 24.5%
51 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
52 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
53 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
54 Colson Canyon 16.4 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
55 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
56 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
57 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
58 Strother Park 20.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
59 James Way Park 21.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
60 Santa Ynez River Valley 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
62 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
69 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
70 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
71 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 16 52 30.8% 19.9%
72 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
73 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
74 Black Road pasture 6.3 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
75 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
76 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
77 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
78 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
79 Town Center 21.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
80 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 9 45 20.0% 10.9%
81 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
82 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
83 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
88 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
89 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
90 Oceano County Park 20.4 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
91 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
92 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
93 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
94 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
95 Shell Beach 24.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
96 Birabent Canyon 23.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
97 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
98 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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