Date: 9/14/26 1:49 pm
From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Sept. 14,2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
September 14, 2026 6:45 AM – 9:45 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Anya Hartpence, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 62 End: 65 Wind (Beaufort Scale): Wind
1-2
Cloud Cover: 60% cloudy Weather: dim light, humid, wet grass
(overnight rain), short bursts of sun
SPECIES: 39 INDIVIDUALS: 672

Canada Goose 51
Wood Duck 9
Blue-winged Teal 3
Gadwall 15
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 110 (includes 2 young)
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 10
Rock Pigeon 17
Eurasian-Collared-Dove 4
Mourning Dove 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 84
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 7
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Marsh Wren 2
European Starling 63
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 17
House Sparrow 30
House Finch 8
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 13
Song Sparrow 1
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 164
Common Yellowthroat 17
American Redstart 2
Wilson’s Warbler 8


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