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Where to find Cooper's Hawk 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 Cooper's Hawk 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 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
2 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 Halcyon 19.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
6 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
7 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
8 Huasna Road 19.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
9 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
10 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 8 43 18.6% 9.7%
11 Jalama Road 23.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
12 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
13 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
14 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 20 170 11.8% 7.7%
15 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
16 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
17 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
18 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
19 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
20 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
21 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
22 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
23 Lopez Lake 23.9 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
24 Pismo Preserve 24.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
25 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
26 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 6 79 7.6% 3.5%
27 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
28 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
29 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
30 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
31 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
32 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
33 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
34 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
35 Waller Park 4.2 7 152 4.6% 2.2%
36 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
37 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
38 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
39 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 6 143 4.2% 1.9%
40 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
41 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
42 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
43 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
44 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
45 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
46 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
47 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
48 A St. ponds 5.9 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
49 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
50 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
51 Oceano County Park 20.4 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
52 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 43 2.3% 0.4%