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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in February
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 February. 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 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
2 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
3 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 30 42 71.4% 56.4%
4 Pismo Preserve 24.2 22 30 73.3% 55.6%
5 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 21 29 72.4% 54.3%
6 Lopez Lake 23.9 32 47 68.1% 53.8%
7 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
8 Biddle County Park 23.3 15 23 65.2% 44.9%
9 Black Road pasture 6.3 16 25 64.0% 44.5%
10 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
11 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Trilogy Water Treatment Plant 13.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
13 Trilogy/Monarch Dunes Golf Course 14.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
14 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
15 Barka Slough 5.3 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
16 Waller Park 4.2 76 164 46.3% 38.9%
17 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
18 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
19 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 109 244 44.7% 38.6%
20 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
21 Jalama Road 23.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
22 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
23 Chumash Park--Pismo Beach 22.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
24 Riverbend Park 12.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
25 Huasna Road 19.5 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
26 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
27 Birabent Canyon 23.7 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
28 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
29 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 15 29 51.7% 34.4%
30 Pioneer Park 2.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
31 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
32 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
33 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
34 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
35 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
36 Los Alamos Park 12.6 12 30 40.0% 24.6%
37 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
38 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
39 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
40 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 15 45 33.3% 21.4%
41 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 33 115 28.7% 21.2%
42 Bull Canyon Road 10.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Vandenberg AFB--Point Arguello (restricted access) 21.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Vandenberg AFB--Honda Creek (restricted access) 19.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Beckmen Vineyards 24.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access) 6.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Upper Lopez Canyon Rd. 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Cat Canyon Road 11.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 James Way Park 21.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Colson Canyon 16.4 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
55 A St. ponds 5.9 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
56 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
57 Preisker Park 9.7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
58 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
59 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
60 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
61 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 12 47 25.5% 15.3%
62 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
63 Miguelito County Park 17.4 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
64 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 12 51 23.5% 14.0%
65 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 23 120 19.2% 13.1%
66 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 10 49 20.4% 11.5%
67 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
68 Halcyon 19.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Pismo Creek/Juan Batista de Anza Trail 22.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve 8.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Mentone Basin Park 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Pier Ave beach entrance 20.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
75 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
76 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
77 Pismo SB--Grand Ave. access 21.7 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
78 Surf Beach 13.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
79 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
80 Maramonte Park 4.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
81 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
84 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
85 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
88 Hans Christian Andersen Park 24.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
90 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
91 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
92 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
93 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
94 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
95 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
96 Oceano County Park 20.4 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
97 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
98 Shell Beach 24.8 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.