Date: 5/19/26 2:22 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. May 19, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
May 19, 2026 6:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Surveyors: Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen
Conditions: Temp: Start: 39 End: 48 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0-3
Cloud Cover: 80% cloudy start to 60% Weather: windy, bursts of sun/cloud
cover, chilly
SPECIES: 39 INDIVIDUALS: 465
Canada Goose 75 includes 34 young
Wood Duck 9
Northern Shoveler 3
Gadwall 5
Mallard 32 includes 6 ducklings
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 6
Rock Pigeon 9
Eurasian Collared-Dove 8
Mourning Dove 1
Killdeer 3
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Great Blue Heron 51 includes 10 young CF FY
Turkey Vulture 38
Osprey 2 ON T
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 1
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 23
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 19
Barn Swallow 5
European Starling 16 CN
Gray Catbird 2
Swainson’s Thrush 2
American Robin 26 CN
Cedar Waxwing 5
House Sparrow 38 ON
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 24 CN ON
Common Grackle 12
American Redstart 4
Yellow Warbler 5
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
