Date: 5/20/26 9:36 am From: Vic Fondy via groups.io <treasurecreek...> Subject: [sd-birds] WRMC Results
The West River Migration Count (WRMC) was conducted May 8-11, 2026 with good weather and windy days. The count extended from the North Dakota border to the Nebraska border with Harding, Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Custer, and Fall River counties participating. Forty-nine observers counted over 18,000 birds and 190 species with a total of 237 hours birding and 1988 miles of driving/walking. The top three counties for specie numbers were Pennington, Fall River, and Harding. The top three number of birds recorded were Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle, and Western Meadowlarks. Migration was definitely in progress and I appreciate all that participated and got out birding to take a census of migration birds.
