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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in September
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 September. 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 Maria Mesa Road Ponds 10.6 21 22 95.5% 78.2%
2 Huasna Road 19.5 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
3 Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access) 4.4 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
4 Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access) 14.1 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
5 Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon 10.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
6 Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle 20.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
7 VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access) 8.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
8 Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing) 21.0 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
9 San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road 18.9 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
10 Sweeney Rd. pullout 14.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
11 Mission Hills WTP 11.0 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
12 Pismo Preserve 24.2 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
13 Mitchell Road, Santa Maria 3.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
14 Barka Slough 5.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
15 Jalama Road 23.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
16 Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria 3.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
17 Santa Maria WTP 7.5 19 43 44.2% 30.4%
18 lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.) 22.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
19 Waller Park 4.2 25 61 41.0% 29.5%
20 Los Alamos Park 12.6 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
21 River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara Co.) 21.3 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
22 Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park--from entrance to sand plant 12.4 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
23 Colson Canyon 16.4 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
24 Biddle County Park 23.3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
25 Arroyo Grande Creek-Lower 19.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
26 Black Road pasture 6.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
27 Zaca Station Rd. 20.4 11 30 36.7% 21.9%
28 Vandenberg AFB--Triangle Pond 6.2 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
29 Vandenberg AFB--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
30 Tepusquet Road--north slope 18.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
31 Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin 10.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
32 Trilogy Water Treatment Plant 13.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
33 Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only) 0.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Casmalia--Point Sal Road 4.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Ocean Beach County Park 13.3 69 277 24.9% 20.2%
36 Oso Flaco Lake (not for beach/ocean) 15.8 80 329 24.3% 20.0%
37 Miguelito County Park 17.4 18 67 26.9% 17.7%
38 River Park (SBA Co.) 13.2 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
39 Meadow Creek/Monarch Butterfly Preserve 22.1 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
40 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park 11.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
41 Orcutt Community Park 2.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
42 Vandenberg AFB--Point Pedernales (restricted access) 19.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
43 Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access) 11.2 9 34 26.5% 14.6%
44 Jalama Beach County Park 23.2 9 38 23.7% 13.0%
45 Arroyo Grande Creek mouth 20.1 13 70 18.6% 11.2%
46 Surf Beach 13.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
47 Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access) 9.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
48 Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.) 13.6 13 81 16.0% 9.6%
49 Lopez Lake 23.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
50 Arroyo Grande Creek--Fair Oaks Bridge 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
51 Midland School (restricted access) 22.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
52 La Tinta Hill 18.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
53 Renwick Avenue 13.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 Autumn Woods (private community park) 2.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
55 Maramonte Park 4.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
56 Vandenberg SFB--Seal Beach (restricted access) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
57 Pismo SB--Oceano Campground 20.6 75 641 11.7% 9.4%
58 Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street) 11.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
59 A St. ponds 5.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
60 Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted) 9.1 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
61 Santa Maria Cemetery 6.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
62 Tepusquet Rd--summit 17.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
63 Mesa Road Trilogy 13.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Elm Street Park/Soto Sports Complex 20.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle 22.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Arroyo Grande Village 20.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
67 Vandenberg AFB--north inland (restricted access) 6.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
68 Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Canyon Rd. crossing) 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
69 Vandenberg AFB--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access) 16.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
70 Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park) 9.2 8 91 8.8% 4.5%
71 North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond 9.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
72 Tepusquet Road--south slope 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
73 VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access) 9.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
74 Oso Flaco Creek Mouth/Beach 16.4 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
75 Jack O'Connell Park 10.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
76 Pismo Beach Clay Tennis Counts 24.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
77 Oceano County Park 20.4 4 55 7.3% 2.9%
78 Pismo SB--North Beach Campground 22.2 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
79 Point Sal Trail 10.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
80 Pismo Creek mouth 22.5 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
81 Preisker Park 9.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
82 Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave 13.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
83 Oceano Dunes SVRA 18.0 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
84 Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access) 12.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
85 Pismo Beach Pier 22.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
86 Santa Maria River Estuary (SLO Co.) 13.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
87 Margo Dodd Park 24.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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