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Where to find Turkey Vulture in March
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 March. 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 Pismo Preserve 24.2 20 21 95.2% 77.3%
2 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 19 22 86.4% 66.7%
3 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
4 Barka Slough 5.3 20 24 83.3% 64.1%
5 Biddle County Park 23.3 35 47 74.5% 60.5%
6 Lopez Lake 23.9 26 34 76.5% 60.0%
7 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
8 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
9 Colson Canyon 16.4 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
10 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
11 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
12 Jalama Road 23.0 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
13 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
14 Huasna Road 19.5 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
15 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
16 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
18 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
19 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
20 Miguelito County Park 17.4 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
21 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 69 149 46.3% 38.5%
22 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 14 25 56.0% 37.1%
23 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
24 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 81 191 42.4% 35.6%
25 Waller Park 4.2 43 98 43.9% 34.5%
26 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
27 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
29 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
30 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
31 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
32 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
33 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
34 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
35 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
36 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
37 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
38 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 22 52 42.3% 29.9%
39 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
40 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 26 67 38.8% 28.0%
41 A St. ponds 5.9 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
42 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
43 Los Alamos Park 12.6 13 31 41.9% 26.4%
44 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
45 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
46 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
47 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
48 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
49 James Way Park 21.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
50 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
51 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Beattie Park 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Jalama Canyon Ranch (restricted access) 18.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 14 45 31.1% 19.5%
61 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
62 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
63 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
64 Black Road pasture 6.3 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
65 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
66 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
67 Birabent Canyon 23.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
68 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
69 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
70 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
71 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
72 Preisker Park 9.7 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
73 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
74 Oceano County Park 20.4 9 42 21.4% 11.7%
75 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 9 46 19.6% 10.7%
76 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
77 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
78 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
86 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
87 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
88 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
89 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Strother Park 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
91 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
92 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
93 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
94 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 Shell Beach 24.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
96 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
97 Town Center 21.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
98 Ira Lease Park 22.7 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
99 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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