Date: 8/24/26 3:57 pm From: jociebaker115 via groups.io <jociebaker115...> Subject: Re: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. August 24, 2026
43 species- that a great number. jocie
From: Judy Hengen <judyhengen...>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2026 2:40 PM
To: <sd-birds...>
Subject: Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. August 24, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
August 24, 2026 6:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Anya Hartpence, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 62 End: 83 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: 20% cloudy Weather: sunny, humid, warmed quickly
SPECIES: 43 INDIVIDUALS: 516
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 24
Gadwall 1
Mallard 115
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 11
Rock Pigeon 9
Eurasian Collared-Dove 8
Mourning Dove 5
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 8
Turkey Vulture 35
Osprey 5
Belted Kingfisher 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 9
Black-capped Chickadee 16
Tree Swallow 3
Violet-green Swallow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 14 – includes 2 in nest
Cliff Swallow 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 21
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 15
House Sparrow 53
House Finch 8
Pine Siskin 3
American Goldfinch 13
Clay-colored Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 83
Common Yellowthroat 5
Northern Yellow Warbler 7
