Where to find Elegant Tern 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 Elegant Tern 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 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) | 13.8 | 15 | 24 | 62.5% | 42.7% | ||
| 2 | Ocean Beach County Park | 13.3 | 98 | 277 | 35.4% | 30.0% | ||
| 3 | Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) | 13.6 | 32 | 81 | 39.5% | 29.6% | ||
| 4 | Arroyo Grande Creek mouth | 20.1 | 28 | 70 | 40.0% | 29.3% | ||
| 5 | Mussel Rock | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 20.7% | ||
| 6 | Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access | 21.7 | 6 | 21 | 28.6% | 13.8% | ||
| 7 | Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach | 16.4 | 13 | 65 | 20.0% | 12.1% | ||
| 8 | Pismo Creek mouth | 22.5 | 14 | 72 | 19.4% | 12.0% | ||
| 9 | Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower | 19.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 11.8% | ||
| 10 | Pier Ave beach entrance | 20.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3% | 9.7% | ||
| 11 | Pismo SB--North Beach Campground | 22.2 | 4 | 21 | 19.0% | 7.7% | ||
| 12 | Margo Dodd Park | 24.4 | 4 | 26 | 15.4% | 6.1% | ||
| 13 | Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) | 9.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | ||
| 14 | Oceano Dunes SVRA | 18.0 | 6 | 46 | 13.0% | 6.1% | ||
| 15 | Jalama Beach County Park | 23.2 | 5 | 38 | 13.2% | 5.8% | ||
| 16 | Shell Beach | 24.8 | 3 | 20 | 15.0% | 5.2% | ||
| 17 | Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) | 19.6 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 4.6% | ||
| 18 | Pismo Beach--town area | 23.1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 3.0% | ||
| 19 | Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) | 15.8 | 9 | 329 | 2.7% | 1.4% | ||
| 20 | Surf Beach | 13.9 | 1 | 16 | 6.2% | 1.1% | ||
| 21 | Pismo Beach Pier | 22.9 | 1 | 18 | 5.6% | 1.0% | ||
| 22 | Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant | 12.4 | 1 | 22 | 4.5% | 0.8% | ||
| 23 | Pismo SB--Oceano Campground | 20.6 | 7 | 641 | 1.1% | 0.5% |