Date: 12/15/25 3:10 pm
From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. Dec. 15, 2025
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
Dec. 15, 2025 7:20 AM – 10:05 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 35 End: 51 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 1
Cloud Cover: 20% Weather: mostly sunny. Snow on ground. Lake 60%
thin ice
SPECIES: 27 INDIVIDUALS: 2494

Cackling Goose 13
Canada Goose 2000
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 42
American Wigeon 7
Mallard 157
Canvasback 2
Redhead 20
Ring-necked Duck 12
Bufflehead 25
Common Goldeneye 47
Hooded Merganser 5
Common Merganser 13
Rock Pigeon 31
Eurasian Collared-Dove 5
American Coot 16
Great Blue Heron 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 3
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
European Starling 46
Townsend’s Solitaire 1
House Sparrow 27
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3

3 dead geese observed


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