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Where to find Western Gull in December
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 Western Gull in December. 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 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 15 16 93.8% 71.7%
2 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 15 17 88.2% 65.7%
3 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 49 66 74.2% 62.6%
4 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 77 111 69.4% 60.3%
5 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 16 22 72.7% 51.8%
6 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
7 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 22 33 66.7% 49.6%
8 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
9 Oceano County Park 20.4 19 29 65.5% 47.3%
10 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
11 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 19 31 61.3% 43.8%
13 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 74 143 51.7% 43.6%
14 Town Center 21.1 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
15 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 37 79 46.8% 36.2%
16 Surf Beach 13.9 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
17 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
18 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
19 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
20 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
21 Shell Beach 24.8 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
22 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
23 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Minuteman Beach 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
24 Ira Lease Park 22.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
25 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 15 65 23.1% 14.5%
26 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
27 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
28 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
29 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
30 Vandenberg AFB--Point Arguello (restricted access) 21.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
31 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
32 Vandenberg SFB--Trestle Beach (restricted access) 19.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
33 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 9 55 16.4% 8.9%
34 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 18 170 10.6% 6.8%
35 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
36 Pismo Preserve 24.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
37 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
38 Black Road pasture 6.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
39 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
40 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
41 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
42 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
43 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
44 A St. ponds 5.9 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
45 Waller Park 4.2 1 152 0.7% 0.1%