Date: 7/21/25 2:03 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. July 21, 2025
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
July 21, 2025 6:15 AM – 9:15 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 65 End: 72 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: 100 to 90% Weather: misty, fog - off and on partly
sunny
SPECIES: 37 INDIVIDUALS: 559
Canada Goose 105
Wood Duck 16
Mallard 116 (includes 2 babies)
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 4
Rock Pigeon 19 (3 ON)
Eurasian Collared-Dove 11
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
White-throated Swift 2
American Coot 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 51 FY FL Rookery
Turkey Vulture 25
Osprey 5 (includes 3 nestlings) NY
Belted Kingfisher 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
Western-wood Pewee 1
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Tree Swallow 10
Violet-green Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 28 NY (includes 7 nestlings in 2 nests)
European Starling 23
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Sparrow 50
House Finch 16
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 10
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
