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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in October
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 October. 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 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 13 13 100.0% 77.2%
2 Huasna Road 19.5 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
3 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
4 Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access) 24.8 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
5 Barka Slough 5.3 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
6 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
7 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 17 24 70.8% 50.8%
8 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
9 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
10 Jalama Road 23.0 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
11 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
12 Pioneer Park 2.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
13 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
14 A St. ponds 5.9 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
15 Lopez Lake 23.9 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
16 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 21 46 45.7% 32.2%
17 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 12 24 50.0% 31.4%
18 Colson Canyon 16.4 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
19 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
20 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
21 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
22 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
23 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
24 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
25 Pismo Preserve 24.2 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
26 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
27 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 23 64 35.9% 25.3%
28 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
29 Waller Park 4.2 22 62 35.5% 24.7%
30 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 96 332 28.9% 24.3%
31 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
32 Renwick Avenue 13.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
33 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
34 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
35 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
36 Miguelito County Park 17.4 16 50 32.0% 20.8%
37 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Vandenberg AFB--south inland (restricted access) 17.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Vandenberg SFB--Wall Beach (restricted access) 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
45 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
46 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
47 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
48 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 51 213 23.9% 18.7%
49 Biddle County Park 23.3 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
50 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
51 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
52 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
53 Birabent Canyon 23.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
54 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
55 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
56 Point Sal Trail 10.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
57 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 110 625 17.6% 14.8%
58 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
59 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 13 57 22.8% 13.8%
60 Los Alamos Park 12.6 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
61 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
62 Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area 21.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
63 Nipomo Regional Park 13.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
64 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
65 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Upper Los Berros Road 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Lompoc Water Treatment Plant 12.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve--Santa Lucia Canyon marsh 8.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
74 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
75 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
76 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
77 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
78 Beattie Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
80 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
81 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
82 Santa Maria Bottoms 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
83 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
84 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
85 Preisker Park 9.7 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
86 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
87 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
88 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
89 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
90 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
91 Shell Beach 24.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
92 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
93 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
94 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
95 Oceano County Park 20.4 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
96 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
97 Ira Lease Park 22.7 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
98 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 3 71 4.2% 1.4%
99 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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