Date: 7/27/26 8:56 am From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington Co. July 27, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
July 27, 2026 5:45 AM – 8:10 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 81 End: 83 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 1
Cloud Cover: 60% cloudy Weather: partly cloudy, humid
SPECIES: 32 INDIVIDUALS: 716
Canada Goose 97
Wood Duck 15
Mallard 95 (includes 4 ducklings)
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 5
Rock Pigeon 32
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Mourning Dove 2
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Great Blue Heron 9
Turkey Vulture 105
Osprey 5 (includes 3 young)
Belted Kingfisher 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Western-wood Pewee 2
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Northern rough-winged Swallow 7
Barn Swallow 11 (includes 1 ON)
Cliff Swallow 24
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 90
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 22
House Sparrow 71
House Finch 12
Red Crossbill 6
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Common Grackle 42
Northern Yellow Warbler 3
