Date: 9/22/25 11:48 am From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Sept. 22, 2025
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
September 22, 2025 6:45 AM – 10:10 AM
Surveyors: Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Carol Johnson, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 53 End: 65 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0 – 2
last hour
Cloud Cover: 50% to 20% Weather: mostly sunny
SPECIES: 31 INDIVIDUALS: 467
Canada Goose 45
Wood Duck 5
Blue-winged Teal 33
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 83
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 8
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Rock Pigeon 42
Eurasian Collared-Dove 11
American Coot 12
Killdeer 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 107
Osprey 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Barn Swallow 3
European Starling 25
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 6
House Sparrow 27
American Goldfinch 6
Clay-colored Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
