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Where to find Western Meadowlark in December
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 Western Meadowlark in December. 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 Point Sal Trail 10.6 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
2 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 13 18 72.2% 49.1%
3 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
4 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
5 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
6 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
7 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
8 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
9 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
10 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
11 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 14 66 21.2% 13.1%
12 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
13 Huasna Road 19.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
14 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
15 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
16 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
17 Jalama Road 23.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
18 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
19 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
20 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
21 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
22 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
23 Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access) 4.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
24 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
25 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 15 170 8.8% 5.4%
26 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
27 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
28 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
29 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
30 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
31 Pismo Preserve 24.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
32 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
33 Maramonte Park 4.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
34 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
35 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
36 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
37 A St. ponds 5.9 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
38 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 7 143 4.9% 2.4%
39 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
40 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
41 Surf Beach 13.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
42 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
43 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
44 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
45 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
46 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
47 Los Alamos Park 12.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
48 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
49 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
50 Lopez Lake 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
51 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
52 Miguelito County Park 17.4 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
53 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
54 Waller Park 4.2 1 152 0.7% 0.1%