Date: 10/19/26 2:31 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Oct. 19, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
Oct 19, 2026 7:15 AM – 9:50 AM
Surveyors: Anya Hartpence, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 36 End: 47 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 3
mostly
Cloud Cover: 20%-50% cloudy Weather: wind early, clouds hiding sun
mostly, wind CHILL
SPECIES: 25 INDIVIDUALS: 593
Canada Goose 332
Wood Duck 1
Northern Shoveler 5
Gadwall 41
American Wigeon 5
Mallard 76
Ring-necked Duck 1
Bufflehead 1 FOS
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 9
Rock Pigeon 21
Eurasian Collared-Dove 12
American Coot 26
Great Blue Heron 3
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
European Starling 23
Townsend’s Solitaire 2
American Robin 5
House Sparrow 13
House Finch 4
White-crowned Sparrow 1
