Date: 12/29/25 5:49 pm From: jociebaker115 via groups.io <jociebaker115...> Subject: Re: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Dec. 29, 2025
Pygy and creeper – NICE!! Cold, huh! Jocie
From: <sd-birds...> <sd-birds...> On Behalf Of Judy Hengen via groups.io
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2025 1:31 PM
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Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Dec. 29, 2025
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
Dec. 29, 2025 7:30 AM – 9:40 AM
Surveyors: Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 10 End: 19 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 1
Cloud Cover: none Weather: clear skies, frosty ground, 70% lake thin ice
SPECIES: 25 INDIVIDUALS: 2212
Cackling Goose 27
Canada Goose 1500
Gadwall 56
American Wigeon 19
Mallard 247
Northern Pintail 1
Redhead 13
Ring-necked Duck 123
Bufflehead 29
Common Goldeneye 65
Hooded Merganser 5
Common Merganser 31
Rock Pigeon 20
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
American Coot 10
Great Blue Heron 3
Bald Eagle 3
Belted Kingfisher 3
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 5
PYGMY NUTHATCH 2
BROWN CREEPER 1
European Starling 28
American Robin 13
