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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in January
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 Red-tailed Hawk in January. 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 Lopez Lake 23.9 50 68 73.5% 62.0%
2 Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access) 4.2 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
3 Pismo Preserve 24.2 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
4 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
5 Huasna Road 19.5 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
6 Biddle County Park 23.3 25 35 71.4% 54.9%
7 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
8 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
9 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
10 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
11 A St. ponds 5.9 18 30 60.0% 42.3%
12 Los Alamos Park 12.6 23 40 57.5% 42.2%
13 Colson Canyon 16.4 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
14 Black Road pasture 6.3 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
15 Barka Slough 5.3 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
16 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 19 34 55.9% 39.5%
17 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 19 35 54.3% 38.2%
18 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
19 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 148 356 41.6% 36.6%
20 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 20 39 51.3% 36.2%
21 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
22 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
23 Pioneer Park 2.7 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
24 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
25 Jalama Road 23.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
26 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
27 James Way Park 21.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
29 Waller Park 4.2 51 131 38.9% 31.0%
30 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
31 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
32 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
33 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
34 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
35 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
36 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 54 146 37.0% 29.6%
37 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
38 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
39 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
40 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
41 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
42 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 35 102 34.3% 25.8%
43 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
44 Jalama Canyon Ranch (restricted access) 18.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
45 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 13 36 36.1% 22.5%
46 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
47 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
48 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 10 28 35.7% 20.7%
49 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 22 74 29.7% 20.5%
54 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
55 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
56 Riverbend Park 12.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
57 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
58 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 14 56 25.0% 15.5%
59 Maramonte Park 4.7 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
60 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
61 Miguelito County Park 17.4 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
62 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
63 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 12 50 24.0% 14.3%
64 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 39 209 18.7% 14.0%
65 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
66 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
67 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 10 50 20.0% 11.2%
68 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
69 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
70 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
71 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Beattie Park 14.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Autumn Woods (private community park) 2.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Boathouse 21.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
78 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
79 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
80 Surf Beach 13.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
81 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
82 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
83 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
84 Pismo Beach Golf Course (Restricted Access) 21.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
85 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Twitchell Reservoir 13.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Oceano County Park 20.4 7 71 9.9% 4.9%
91 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
92 Ira Lease Park 22.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
93 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
94 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
95 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
96 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
97 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 6 95 6.3% 2.9%
98 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
99 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
100 Town Center 21.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
101 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
102 Preisker Park 9.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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