Date: 7/10/25 6:44 am From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. July 9, 2025
The weekly survey at Canyon Lake was held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, by Laural Bidwell, Victoria Hernandez, and Jackie Stucky-Strom. 30 species were identified with a total of 546 individuals.
Canada Goose- 142 Mallard- 143 (inc 28 fledglings ) Wood Duck- 21 Common Merganser- 2 Hooded Merganser- 1 Rock Pigeon- 26 (feeding young) FY Eurasian Collared-Dove- 7 Osprey- 5 (inc 3 nestlings) FY Great Blue Heron- 54 Turkey Vulture- 23 Belted Kingfisher- 1 Red-Eyed Vireo- 1 Western Flycatcher- 1 Downy Woodpecker- 1 Northern Flicker- 4 Blue Jay- 3 Black-capped Chickadee- 3 Tree Swallow- 2 Violet-green Swallow- 3 Barn Swallow- 9 (inc 1 fed in nest) FY Cliff Swallow- 14 Gray Catbird- 2 European Starling- 3 American Robin- 4 Cedar Waxwing- 5 House Sparrow- 24 House Finch- 8 Song Sparrow- 4 Red-winged Blackbird- 24 Common Grackle- 7 Start Time: 6:15 AM, 65 degrees, Sky-100% Clear, Wind-0 End Time: 8:45 AM, 80 degrees, Sky-100% Clear, Wind-0
