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Where to find House Finch in September
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 September. 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 17 17 100.0% 81.6%
2 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 20 21 95.2% 77.3%
3 Huasna Road 19.5 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
4 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 407 641 63.5% 59.7%
5 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
6 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
7 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
8 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
9 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
10 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
11 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 25 43 58.1% 43.3%
13 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 48 91 52.7% 42.6%
14 Barka Slough 5.3 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
15 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 129 277 46.6% 40.8%
16 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 36 70 51.4% 40.0%
17 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
18 Pismo Preserve 24.2 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
19 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 19 38 50.0% 34.8%
20 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 12 22 54.5% 34.7%
21 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 12 22 54.5% 34.7%
22 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
23 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
24 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
25 Waller Park 4.2 27 61 44.3% 32.5%
26 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 14 30 46.7% 30.2%
27 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 114 329 34.7% 29.7%
28 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
29 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
30 Biddle County Park 23.3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
31 Point Sal Trail 10.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
32 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
33 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
34 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
35 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
36 Jalama Road 23.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
37 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
38 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
39 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
40 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
41 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
42 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
45 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
46 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
47 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
48 Santa Ynez River Valley 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Palmer Road--south of Dominion Road 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 19 65 29.2% 19.6%
53 Preisker Park 9.7 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
54 Colson Canyon 16.4 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
55 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
56 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
57 Oceano County Park 20.4 14 55 25.5% 15.8%
58 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
59 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
60 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 8 34 23.5% 12.4%
61 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 14 72 19.4% 12.0%
62 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
63 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 14 81 17.3% 10.6%
64 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
65 Lopez Lake 23.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
66 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
67 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
68 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Town Center 21.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Ira Lease Park 22.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Autumn Woods (private community park) 2.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Surf Beach 13.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
76 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
77 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
78 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
80 Shell Beach 24.8 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
81 A St. ponds 5.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
82 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
83 Miguelito County Park 17.4 5 67 7.5% 3.2%
84 Los Alamos Park 12.6 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
85 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
86 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
87 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 46 2.2% 0.4%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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