Date: 8/25/25 1:55 pm From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...> Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. August 25, 2025
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
August 25, 2025 6:15 AM – 9:40 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 49 End: 65 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 0
Cloud Cover: start: 30% to 50% Weather: partly cloudy
SPECIES: 35 INDIVIDUALS: 695
Canada Goose 80
Wood Duck 31
Mallard 136 (includes 1 baby)
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser 13
Rock Pigeon 33
Eurasian Collared-Dove 7
American Coot 1
Chimney Swift 3
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 71
Osprey 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
Warbling Vireo 1 (Not able to ID Eastern or Western)
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Barn Swallow 44 (1 ON)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
European Starling 43
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 88
House Sparrow 76
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 8
American Redstart 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Western Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 1
