Date: 7/13/26 12:24 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. July 13, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
July 13, 2026 5:45 AM – 8:00 AM
Surveyors: Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 69 End: 84 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: 100% clear Weather: bright, warming to hot quickly
SPECIES: 32 INDIVIDUALS: 597
Canada Goose 159
Wood Duck 17 includes 4 ducklings
Mallard 102 includes 1 duckling
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 5
Rock Pigeon 6
Eurasian Collared-Dove 7
Mourning Dove 5
Great Blue Heron 41
Turkey vulture 26
Osprey 5 includes 3 young
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 5
Western Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
Tree Swallow 2
Violet-green Swallow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 13
Barn Swallow 10 (1-ON)
Cliff Swallow 24
European Starling 14
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 7
House Sparrow 33
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 31
Common Grackle 49
Northern Yellow Warbler 3
