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Where to find House Finch in August
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 August. 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 19 21 90.5% 71.1%
2 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
3 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 122 182 67.0% 59.9%
4 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 47 73 64.4% 52.9%
5 Pismo Preserve 24.2 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
6 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 22 32 68.8% 51.4%
7 Halcyon 19.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
8 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
9 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
10 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
11 A St. ponds 5.9 13 18 72.2% 49.1%
12 Barka Slough 5.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
13 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 35 60 58.3% 45.7%
14 Huasna Road 19.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
15 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
16 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 108 234 46.2% 39.9%
17 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 40 79 50.6% 39.8%
18 Preisker Park 9.7 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
19 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
20 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
21 Waller Park 4.2 28 55 50.9% 38.1%
22 Pioneer Park 2.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
23 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
24 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
25 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
26 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
27 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
29 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 126 347 36.3% 31.4%
30 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
31 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
32 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
33 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 33 94 35.1% 26.2%
34 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
35 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 31 89 34.8% 25.7%
36 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
37 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
38 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
39 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
40 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Town Center 21.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Vandenberg AFB--south inland (restricted access) 17.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Strother Park 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Andrew Murray Vineyards 20.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve 15.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Vandenberg SFB--Trestle Beach (restricted access) 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
56 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
57 Lopez Lake 23.9 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
58 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
59 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
60 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
61 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
62 Biddle County Park 23.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
63 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
64 Black Road pasture 6.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
71 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 15 105 14.3% 8.9%
72 Miguelito County Park 17.4 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
73 Colson Canyon 16.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
74 Jalama Road 23.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
75 Beattie Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
76 Los Alamos Park 12.6 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
77 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
78 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
79 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
80 Surf Beach 13.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
81 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
82 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
83 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
84 Oceano County Park 20.4 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
85 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
86 Shell Beach 24.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
87 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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