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Where to find Barn Swallow 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 Barn Swallow 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 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 275 315 87.3% 83.2%
2 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
3 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
4 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
5 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 41 82 50.0% 39.4%
6 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
7 Black Road pasture 6.3 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
8 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
9 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
10 A St. ponds 5.9 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
11 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
12 Huasna Road 19.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
13 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
14 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
15 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Punchbowl Pond (restricted access) 6.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
20 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
21 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
22 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
23 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 9 42 21.4% 11.7%
24 Surf Beach 13.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
25 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
26 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
27 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
28 Oceano County Park 20.4 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
29 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
30 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
31 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
32 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
33 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
34 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
35 Pismo Preserve 24.2 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
36 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
37 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
38 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
39 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
40 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
41 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 12 154 7.8% 4.5%
42 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 5 56 8.9% 3.9%
43 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
44 Waller Park 4.2 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
45 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
46 Barka Slough 5.3 6 88 6.8% 3.2%
47 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
48 Shell Beach 24.8 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
49 Preisker Park 9.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
50 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
51 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
52 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
53 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
54 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
55 Lopez Lake 23.9 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
56 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
57 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
58 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%