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Where to find House Finch in April
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 April. 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 27 30 90.0% 74.4%
2 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 9 9 100.0% 70.1%
3 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
4 Barka Slough 5.3 65 88 73.9% 63.8%
5 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 16 19 84.2% 62.4%
6 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 13 15 86.7% 62.1%
7 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 13 15 86.7% 62.1%
8 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
9 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
10 Lopez Lake 23.9 30 42 71.4% 56.4%
11 Biddle County Park 23.3 27 38 71.1% 55.2%
12 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
13 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 182 315 57.8% 52.3%
14 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
15 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
16 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
17 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 83 154 53.9% 46.0%
18 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
19 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
20 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
21 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
22 Colson Canyon 16.4 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
23 Waller Park 4.2 18 31 58.1% 40.8%
24 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
25 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
26 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
27 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 17 32 53.1% 36.4%
28 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
29 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
30 Halcyon 19.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
31 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
32 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
33 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
35 Jalama Canyon Ranch (restricted access) 18.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
36 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
37 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 34 82 41.5% 31.4%
38 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
39 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
40 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
41 Ira Lease Park 22.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
42 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 17 42 40.5% 27.0%
43 Jalama Road 23.0 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
44 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
45 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
46 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
47 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
48 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
49 Huasna Road 19.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
50 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
51 A St. ponds 5.9 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
52 Preisker Park 9.7 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
53 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
54 Pioneer Park 2.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
55 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
56 Strother Park 20.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
57 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
58 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
59 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 10 28 35.7% 20.7%
60 Allan Hancock College 7.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
62 Town Center 21.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
69 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
70 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
71 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
72 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
73 Los Alamos Park 12.6 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
74 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
75 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
76 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
77 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
78 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
79 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
80 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 14 56 25.0% 15.5%
81 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
82 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
83 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
84 Birabent Canyon 23.7 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
85 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
86 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
87 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
88 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
89 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
90 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
91 Miguelito County Park 17.4 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
92 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
93 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
94 Shell Beach 24.8 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
95 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
96 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
97 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
98 Oceano County Park 20.4 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
99 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
100 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
101 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
102 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
103 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
104 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
105 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
106 Surf Beach 13.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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