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Where to find Turkey Vulture in July
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 July. 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 14 15 93.3% 70.2%
2 Huasna Road 19.5 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
3 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 15 20 75.0% 53.1%
4 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
5 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
6 Colson Canyon 16.4 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
7 A St. ponds 5.9 14 19 73.7% 51.2%
8 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
9 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
10 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
11 Jalama Road 23.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
12 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
13 Barka Slough 5.3 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
14 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
15 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
16 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 La Tinta Hill 18.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
18 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
19 Point Sal Trail 10.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
20 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
21 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 118 240 49.2% 42.9%
22 Miguelito County Park 17.4 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
23 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 24 43 55.8% 41.1%
24 Waller Park 4.2 18 31 58.1% 40.8%
25 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
26 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
27 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
28 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
29 Biddle County Park 23.3 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
30 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 104 251 41.4% 35.5%
31 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
32 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
33 Cat Canyon Road 11.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 36 85 42.4% 32.4%
35 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
36 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
37 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
38 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
39 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
40 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
41 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
42 Pismo Preserve 24.2 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
43 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 20 57 35.1% 24.0%
44 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 15 41 36.6% 23.6%
45 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
46 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
47 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
48 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
49 Pioneer Park 2.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
50 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Vandenberg AFB--Honda Creek (restricted access) 19.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Vandenberg Village--North 9.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Palmer Road--south of Dominion Road 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Beattie Park 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 9 26 34.6% 19.4%
62 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
63 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
64 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 14 59 23.7% 14.7%
65 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
66 Los Alamos Park 12.6 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
67 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
68 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 14 72 19.4% 12.0%
69 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
70 Riverbend Park 12.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
71 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
72 Surf Beach 13.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
73 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
74 Birabent Canyon 23.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
75 Santa Ynez River Valley 17.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Town Center 21.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) 6.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Minuteman Beach 8.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Oceano County Park 20.4 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
85 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
86 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
87 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
88 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
91 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
92 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
93 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
94 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
95 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
96 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
97 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
98 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
99 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
100 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 17 5.9% 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.