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Where to find Turkey Vulture in May
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 May. 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 27 27 100.0% 87.5%
2 Lopez Lake 23.9 36 43 83.7% 70.0%
3 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 15 17 88.2% 65.7%
4 Barka Slough 5.3 58 76 76.3% 65.6%
5 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
6 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
7 Miguelito County Park 17.4 36 46 78.3% 64.4%
8 Biddle County Park 23.3 31 42 73.8% 58.9%
9 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 15 19 78.9% 56.7%
10 Huasna Road 19.5 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
11 Colson Canyon 16.4 16 21 76.2% 54.9%
12 Jalama Road 23.0 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
13 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
14 Vandenberg AFB--Point Arguello (restricted access) 21.4 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
15 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
16 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
18 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 227 514 44.2% 39.9%
19 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
20 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
21 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 51 111 45.9% 37.0%
22 Los Alamos Park 12.6 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
23 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
24 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
25 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
26 Waller Park 4.2 16 32 50.0% 33.6%
27 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 84 210 40.0% 33.6%
28 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
29 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
30 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
31 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
32 Surf Beach 13.9 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
33 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
34 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 20 57 35.1% 24.0%
35 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
36 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
37 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
38 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
39 Black Road pasture 6.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
40 Halcyon 19.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
41 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
42 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Palmer Road--south of Dominion Road 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
50 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
51 Preisker Park 9.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
52 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
53 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 14 49 28.6% 17.8%
54 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 20 79 25.3% 17.0%
55 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
56 A St. ponds 5.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
57 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
58 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
59 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
60 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
61 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
62 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
63 Strother Park 20.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
64 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
65 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
66 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
67 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
68 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
69 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
70 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 James Way Park 21.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
78 Pioneer Park 2.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
79 Birabent Canyon 23.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
80 Oceano County Park 20.4 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
81 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
82 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
83 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
84 Twitchell Reservoir 13.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
85 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Vandenberg AFB--Honda Creek (restricted access) 19.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 Ira Lease Park 22.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Shell Beach 24.8 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
90 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
91 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
92 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
93 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
94 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
95 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
96 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
97 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
98 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 20 5.0% 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.