Date: 8/10/26 1:34 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. August 10, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
August 10, 2026 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 67 End: 76 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: 100% cloudy to 70% at end Weather: low, dark light; fog;
humid. Brief sun
SPECIES: 37 INDIVIDUALS: 642
Canada Goose 109
Wood Duck 16
Mallard 57
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 13
Rock Pigeon 9
Eurasian Collared-Dove 9
Mourning Dove 7
Chimney Swift 7
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 136
Osprey 5 - includes 3 fledglings
Belted Kingfisher 3
Northern Flicker 3
Western-wood Pewee 1
Western Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 12 - 1 ON
Cliff Swallow 1
House Wren 1
European Starling 16
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 92
House Sparrow 71
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
Red-winged blackbird 9
Common Grackle 10
Northern Yellow Warbler 5
