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Where to find Turkey Vulture in September
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 September. 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 17 82.4% 59.0%
2 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
3 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
4 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
5 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
6 Miguelito County Park 17.4 42 67 62.7% 50.7%
7 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 342 641 53.4% 49.5%
8 Huasna Road 19.5 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
9 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
10 Waller Park 4.2 36 61 59.0% 46.5%
11 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
13 stakeout Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Arroyo Grande (2014) 23.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
14 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
15 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
16 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
17 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 150 329 45.6% 40.3%
18 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 23 43 53.5% 38.9%
19 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
20 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 35 70 50.0% 38.6%
21 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
22 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
23 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 115 277 41.5% 35.9%
24 A St. ponds 5.9 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
25 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
26 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
27 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 37 91 40.7% 31.1%
28 Barka Slough 5.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
29 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 17 38 44.7% 30.1%
30 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
31 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
32 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
33 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
34 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
35 Biddle County Park 23.3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
36 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
37 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
38 Jalama Road 23.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
39 Pismo Preserve 24.2 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
40 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 22 72 30.6% 21.1%
41 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 20 65 30.8% 20.9%
42 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
45 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
46 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
47 Los Alamos Park 12.6 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
48 Santa Ynez River Valley 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Mussel Rock 13.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Andrew Murray Vineyards 20.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 14 46 30.4% 19.1%
54 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
55 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
56 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
57 Oceano County Park 20.4 14 55 25.5% 15.8%
58 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
59 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
60 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
61 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
62 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 18 81 22.2% 14.5%
63 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 8 34 23.5% 12.4%
64 Preisker Park 9.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
65 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
66 Shell Beach 24.8 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
67 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
68 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
69 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
70 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 La Tinta Hill 18.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
77 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
78 Surf Beach 13.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
79 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
80 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
81 Vandenberg AFB--Honda Creek (restricted access) 19.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
84 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
85 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
87 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
90 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
91 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
92 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
93 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
94 Colson Canyon 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
95 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 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.