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Where to find Turkey Vulture in November
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 Turkey Vulture in November. 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 Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
2 Lopez Lake 23.9 27 34 79.4% 63.2%
3 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
4 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 65 111 58.6% 49.3%
5 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 109 203 53.7% 46.8%
6 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
7 Waller Park 4.2 88 164 53.7% 46.0%
8 Huasna Road 19.5 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
9 Renwick Avenue 13.1 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
10 Biddle County Park 23.3 24 41 58.5% 43.4%
11 Miguelito County Park 17.4 30 55 54.5% 41.5%
12 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
13 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
14 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 12 21 57.1% 36.5%
15 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 117 291 40.2% 34.7%
16 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 65 154 42.2% 34.7%
17 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 15 29 51.7% 34.4%
18 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
19 Jalama Road 23.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
20 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
21 Beattie Park 14.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
22 Pismo Preserve 24.2 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
23 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 12 24 50.0% 31.4%
24 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 35 86 40.7% 30.9%
25 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 19 43 44.2% 30.4%
26 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
27 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
28 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
29 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
30 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
31 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
32 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 15 37 40.5% 26.3%
33 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
34 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
35 A St. ponds 5.9 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
36 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
37 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
38 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
39 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
40 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 12 32 37.5% 22.9%
41 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
42 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 14 42 33.3% 21.0%
43 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
45 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Mussel Rock 13.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Los Alamos Park 12.6 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
51 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
52 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 19 66 28.8% 19.3%
53 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 9 27 33.3% 18.6%
54 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
55 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
56 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 12 45 26.7% 16.0%
57 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
58 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
59 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
60 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 9 36 25.0% 13.8%
61 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
62 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
63 Oceano County Park 20.4 11 52 21.2% 12.2%
64 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
65 Ira Lease Park 22.7 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
66 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
67 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve 15.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Colson Canyon 16.4 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
73 Barka Slough 5.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
74 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 8 52 15.4% 8.0%
75 Allan Hancock College 7.2 9 67 13.4% 7.2%
76 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
77 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
78 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
80 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
81 Strother Park 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
83 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
84 Preisker Park 9.7 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
85 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
86 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
87 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
88 Shell Beach 24.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
89 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
90 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
91 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
92 Surf Beach 13.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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