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Where to find House Finch in May
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 May. 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 Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 16 16 100.0% 80.6%
2 Biddle County Park 23.3 36 42 85.7% 72.2%
3 Pismo Preserve 24.2 24 27 88.9% 71.9%
4 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 149 210 71.0% 64.5%
5 Barka Slough 5.3 56 76 73.7% 62.8%
6 Preisker Park 9.7 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
7 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
8 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 320 514 62.3% 58.0%
9 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
10 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
11 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
12 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
13 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
14 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
15 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
16 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
17 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 12 17 70.6% 46.9%
18 Colson Canyon 16.4 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
19 Huasna Road 19.5 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
20 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 24 40 60.0% 44.6%
21 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
22 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
23 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
24 Ira Lease Park 22.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
25 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
26 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
27 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
28 Lopez Lake 23.9 25 43 58.1% 43.3%
29 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 14 22 63.6% 43.0%
30 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 56 111 50.5% 41.3%
31 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 12 19 63.2% 41.0%
32 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
33 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
34 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
35 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
36 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
37 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 14 25 56.0% 37.1%
38 Waller Park 4.2 17 32 53.1% 36.4%
39 Pioneer Park 2.7 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
40 Jalama Road 23.0 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
41 Surf Beach 13.9 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
42 A St. ponds 5.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
43 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
44 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
45 Palmer Rd 9.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
46 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
47 James Way Park 21.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
48 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 10 19 52.6% 31.7%
49 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
50 Strother Park 20.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
51 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
52 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
53 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
54 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 22 57 38.6% 27.1%
55 Miguelito County Park 17.4 18 46 39.1% 26.4%
56 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
57 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
58 Los Alamos Park 12.6 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
59 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
60 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 25 79 31.6% 22.4%
61 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
62 Allan Hancock College 7.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
63 Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve 15.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
64 Palmer Road--south of Dominion Road 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
69 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
70 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
71 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
72 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
73 Oceano County Park 20.4 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
74 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
75 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
76 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
81 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
82 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
83 Birabent Canyon 23.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
84 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
85 Black Road pasture 6.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Halcyon 19.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 Town Center 21.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
91 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
92 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
93 Vandenberg AFB--Point Arguello (restricted access) 21.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
94 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 Shell Beach 24.8 2 26 7.7% 2.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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