Date: 8/25/26 4:11 pm From: N Drilling via groups.io <dril0008...> Subject: [sd-birds] Chapelle Lake, Hyde County
The other day I visited Chapelle Lake in Hyde County. I was curious to see if the area was impacted by the high-wind event that hit Highmore in late June. As I approached, I saw a lot of crumpled wind turbines and broken wind turbine blades within a mile of the lake, so the lake took a direct hit from the winds. Many, but not all of the large cottonwoods were toppled. The big trees knocked over some of the large cedar trees, resulting in a lot of huge brush piles. Still, there is plenty of habitat left, especially smaller trees and shrubs.I didn't find much for birds except a surprise Black-headed Grosbeak.
