Date: 8/3/26 2:10 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Aug. 3, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
August 3, 2026 6:00 AM – 8:55 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Anya Hartpence, Judy Hengen,
Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 67 End: 74 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0 to
3 at end
Cloud Cover: 50% cloudy to 0% Weather: hazy sky, smoke
SPECIES: 36 INDIVIDUALS: 528
Canada Goose 58
Wood Duck 15
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 125 (includes 4 ducklings)
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 7
Rock Pigeon 8
Eurasian Collared-Dove 5
Mourning Dove 9
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 70
Osprey 5 (includes 3 young, 2 fledglings)
Belted Kingfisher 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Western-wood Pewee 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Violet-green Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 17 (includes 1 ON)
Cliff Swallow 3
European Starling 39
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 32
House Sparrow 45
House Finch 5
Red Crossbill 2
American Goldfinch 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 34
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Yellow Warbler 7
