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Where to find Merlin in November
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 Merlin in November. 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 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 39 291 13.4% 10.0%
2 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
3 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
4 Vandenberg Village--North 9.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
5 Preisker Park 9.7 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
6 Renwick Avenue 13.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
7 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
8 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
9 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 9 154 5.8% 3.1%
10 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
11 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
12 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 6 111 5.4% 2.5%
13 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
14 Huasna Road 19.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
15 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
16 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
17 Colson Canyon 16.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
18 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
19 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 6 203 3.0% 1.4%
20 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
21 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
22 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
23 Los Alamos Park 12.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
24 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
25 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
26 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
27 Waller Park 4.2 3 164 1.8% 0.6%
28 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
29 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
30 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
31 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
32 Allan Hancock College 7.2 1 67 1.5% 0.3%