Date: 7/20/26 3:49 pm
From: Judy Hengen via groups.io <judyhengen...>
Subject: [sd-birds] Canyon Lake Park Survey, RC, Pennington Co. July 20, 2026
Canyon Lake Park Survey, Rapid City, Pennington County
July 20, 2026 5:45 AM – 7:40 AM
Surveyors: Rachel Benton, Laural Bidwell, Judy Hengen, Jackie Stucky-Strom
Conditions: Temp: Start: 78 End: 71 Wind (Beaufort Scale): 2
Cloud Cover: 50% cloudy Weather: partly cloudy. A sudden
lightning/thunder/rain chased us to cars
SPECIES: 33 INDIVIDUALS: 623

Canada Goose 83
Wood Duck 14
Mallard 133 Includes 12 ducklings
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 5
Rock Pigeon 23
Eurasian Collared-Dove 7
Mourning Dove 6
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 21
Turkey Vulture 75
Osprey 5 Includes 3 young
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Western-wood Pewee 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 9
Cliff Swallow 42
European Starling 23
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 7
Cedar Waxwing 12
House Sparrow 47
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 54
Northern Yellow Warbler 3


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