Date: 6/29/26 3:05 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. June 29, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
June 29, 2026 5:45 AM – 9:15 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 65 End: 75 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 1
Cloud Cover: 70% - 20% Weather: partly cloudy to clear
SPECIES: 39 INDIVIDUALS: 679
Canada Goose 156
Wood Duck 19 includes 5 ducklings
Gadwall 5
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 88 includes 13 ducklings
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 6
Rock Pigeon 17 ON
Eurasian Collared-Dove 7
Mourning Dove 7
Great Blue Heron 63 FY (many young still in nests)
Turkey Vulture 33
Osprey 4 includes 2 nestlings spotted
Belted Kingfisher 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Western Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Violet-green Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Cliff Swallow 16
European Starling 19
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 12
Cedar Waxwing 11
House Sparrow 43
House Finch 31
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 1
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE 2 includes 1 fledgling being fed FY
Red-winged Blackbird 35 FY
Common Grackle 52 FY
Northern Yellow Warbler 4
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
