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Where to find Turkey Vulture in February
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 February. 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 Lopez Lake 23.9 42 47 89.4% 77.4%
2 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 16 18 88.9% 67.2%
3 Miguelito County Park 17.4 24 30 80.0% 62.7%
4 Pismo Preserve 24.2 23 30 76.7% 59.1%
5 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
6 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
7 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
8 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 68 115 59.1% 50.0%
9 Huasna Road 19.5 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
10 Biddle County Park 23.3 15 23 65.2% 44.9%
11 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 64 120 53.3% 44.4%
12 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 18 29 62.1% 44.0%
13 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
14 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
15 Barka Slough 5.3 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
16 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
17 Black Road pasture 6.3 15 25 60.0% 40.7%
18 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 109 244 44.7% 38.6%
19 Waller Park 4.2 74 164 45.1% 37.7%
20 Jalama Road 23.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
21 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
22 Birabent Canyon 23.7 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
23 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
24 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
25 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
26 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
27 A St. ponds 5.9 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
28 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
29 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
30 Los Alamos Park 12.6 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
31 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 20 51 39.2% 27.0%
32 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
33 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
34 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
35 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
36 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
37 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
38 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
39 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 12 34 35.3% 21.5%
40 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
41 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
42 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
45 Point Sal Trail 10.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
46 Trilogy/Monarch Dunes Golf Course 14.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
47 Vandenberg AFB--Point Arguello (restricted access) 21.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Vandenberg AFB--Honda Creek (restricted access) 19.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Cat Canyon Road 11.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Ira Lease Park 22.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) 6.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
60 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
61 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
62 Colson Canyon 16.4 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
63 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
64 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 13 44 29.5% 18.2%
65 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
66 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 12 42 28.6% 17.2%
67 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
68 Shell Beach 24.8 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
69 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 12 45 26.7% 16.0%
70 Pioneer Park 2.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
71 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
72 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
73 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
74 Oceano County Park 20.4 12 50 24.0% 14.3%
75 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
76 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
77 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
78 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
79 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
80 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
81 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
82 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
83 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
88 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
89 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
90 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
91 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
92 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
93 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Trilogy Water Treatment Plant 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
98 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
99 Twitchell Reservoir 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
100 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
101 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
102 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
103 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
104 Surf Beach 13.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
105 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
106 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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