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Where to find Turkey Vulture 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 Turkey Vulture 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 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
2 Lopez Lake 23.9 19 25 76.0% 56.6%
3 Huasna Road 19.5 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
4 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 15 20 75.0% 53.1%
5 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
6 Black Road pasture 6.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
7 Biddle County Park 23.3 12 17 70.6% 46.9%
8 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
9 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
10 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 42 79 53.2% 42.3%
11 Waller Park 4.2 76 152 50.0% 42.1%
12 Miguelito County Park 17.4 29 58 50.0% 37.5%
13 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 65 143 45.5% 37.5%
14 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 50 111 45.0% 36.1%
15 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
16 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 21 43 48.8% 34.6%
17 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 71 170 41.8% 34.6%
18 Jalama Road 23.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
19 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
20 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
21 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 28 65 43.1% 31.8%
22 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
23 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
24 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
25 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 25 66 37.9% 27.1%
26 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
27 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 13 31 41.9% 26.4%
28 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
29 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
30 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
31 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
32 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
33 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
34 Pismo Preserve 24.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
35 A St. ponds 5.9 20 61 32.8% 22.3%
36 Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access) 4.2 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
37 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
38 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Beattie Park 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Andrew Murray Vineyards 20.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Oceano County Park 20.4 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
48 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 11 33 33.3% 19.8%
49 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
50 Pioneer Park 2.7 13 43 30.2% 18.6%
51 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
52 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
53 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 15 55 27.3% 17.3%
54 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
55 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
56 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
57 Renwick Avenue 13.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
58 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 11 47 23.4% 13.6%
59 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
60 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
61 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
62 Allan Hancock College 7.2 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
63 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
64 Surf Beach 13.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
65 Ira Lease Park 22.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
66 Vandenberg AFB--Point Arguello (restricted access) 21.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Vandenberg AFB--south inland (restricted access) 17.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Strother Park 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
75 Los Alamos Park 12.6 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
76 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
77 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
78 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
79 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
80 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
81 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
82 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 7 56 12.5% 6.2%
83 Barka Slough 5.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
84 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
85 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
90 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
91 Birabent Canyon 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
92 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
93 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
94 Maramonte Park 4.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
95 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
96 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
97 Preisker Park 9.7 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
98 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
99 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
100 Shell Beach 24.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
101 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
102 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
103 Town Center 21.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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