Date: 9/2/26 1:51 am From: <thewildburro...> via groups.io <thewildburro...> Subject: Re: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Aug. 31. 2026
Wow! What a great day!
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On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM, Judy Hengen via groups.io<judyhengen...> wrote: Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
August 31, 2026 6:15 AM – 10:10 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Judy Hengen, Victoria Hernandez, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 53 End: 76 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: Clear Weather: sunny, cool to start, warmed quickly
SPECIES: 41 INDIVIDUALS: 680
Canada Goose 114
Wood Duck 8
Blue-winged Teal 6
Northern Shoveler 4
Gadwall 3
Mallard 81 - includes 2 young
Green-winged Teal 8
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 3
Rock Pigeon 21
Eurasian Collared-Dove 9
Spotted Sandpiper 6
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 83
Osprey 5
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Kingbird 12
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 11
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Brown Creeper 1
Barn Swallow 15
House Wren 1
European Starling 65
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 36
House Sparrow 41
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 11
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 78
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 3
Yellow Warbler 4
