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Where to find California Scrub-Jay in April
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 California Scrub-Jay in April. 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 Colson Canyon 16.4 16 17 94.1% 73.0%
2 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
3 Pismo Preserve 24.2 26 30 86.7% 70.3%
4 Lopez Lake 23.9 32 42 76.2% 61.5%
5 Barka Slough 5.3 62 88 70.5% 60.2%
6 Los Alamos Park 12.6 22 29 75.9% 57.9%
7 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
8 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 15 19 78.9% 56.7%
9 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
10 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
11 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 99 154 64.3% 56.5%
12 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
13 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
14 Miguelito County Park 17.4 23 33 69.7% 52.7%
15 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
16 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
17 Waller Park 4.2 20 31 64.5% 46.9%
18 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
19 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
20 Biddle County Park 23.3 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
21 Pioneer Park 2.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
22 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
23 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
24 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
25 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
26 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
27 Halcyon 19.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
29 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
30 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
31 Jalama Canyon Ranch (restricted access) 18.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
32 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
33 Birabent Canyon 23.7 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
34 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 119 315 37.8% 32.6%
35 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
36 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
37 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
38 Jalama Road 23.0 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
39 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
40 Huasna Road 19.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
41 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
42 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
43 Strother Park 20.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Allan Hancock College 7.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) 6.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
58 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
59 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
60 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
61 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
62 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
63 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
64 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
65 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
66 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
67 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
68 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
69 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 12 82 14.6% 8.6%
72 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
73 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
74 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
75 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
76 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails 1.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
77 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
80 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
81 Twitchell Reservoir 13.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
82 Preisker Park 9.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
83 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
84 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
85 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
86 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
87 Oceano County Park 20.4 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
88 Shell Beach 24.8 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
89 A St. ponds 5.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
90 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
91 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 1 42 2.4% 0.4%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.