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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in August
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 August. 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 Colson Canyon 16.4 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
2 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 23 32 71.9% 54.6%
3 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 17 23 73.9% 53.5%
4 Barka Slough 5.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
5 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
6 Huasna Road 19.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
7 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 32 60 53.3% 40.9%
8 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
9 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
10 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
11 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
12 Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria 4.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
13 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
14 Waller Park 4.2 25 55 45.5% 33.0%
15 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
16 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
17 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
18 Vandenberg AFB--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access) 9.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
19 Jalama Road 23.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
20 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
21 Suey Creek Rd. 13.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
22 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
23 Dana Foothill Road 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
24 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
25 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Rd 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
26 Town Center 21.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 Vandenberg AFB--south inland (restricted access) 17.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
28 Strother Park 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
29 Palmer Rd 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
30 Trilogy Water Treatment Plant 13.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
31 Long Canyon Road (including pond) 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
32 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
33 Pasadera Homes Pond 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Black Lake Canyon Wetland Preserve 15.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails 3.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 A St. ponds 5.9 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
37 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
38 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
39 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
40 Lopez Lake 23.9 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
41 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 51 234 21.8% 17.0%
42 Biddle County Park 23.3 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
43 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
44 Los Flores Ranch Open Space 7.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
45 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 65 347 18.7% 15.0%
46 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 8 31 25.8% 13.7%
47 Pismo Preserve 24.2 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
48 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
49 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
50 Miguelito County Park 17.4 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
51 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
52 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
53 Black Road pasture 6.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
55 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
56 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
57 Beattie Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
58 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 11 105 10.5% 6.0%
59 Preisker Park 9.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
60 Los Alamos Park 12.6 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
61 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
62 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
63 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
64 Pioneer Park 2.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
65 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
66 Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road 22.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
67 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
68 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
69 Riverbend Park 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
70 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
71 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
72 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
73 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
74 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 5 73 6.8% 3.0%
75 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 8 182 4.4% 2.2%
76 Pismo Beach--town area 23.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
77 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 4 79 5.1% 2.0%
78 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
79 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 4 94 4.3% 1.7%
80 Shell Beach 24.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
81 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
82 Oceano County Park 20.4 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
83 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 3 89 3.4% 1.2%
84 Surf Beach 13.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
85 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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