Date: 8/25/26 5:29 pm From: Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...> Subject: Re: [sd-birds] Chapelle Lake, Hyde County
Thank you for the information
On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM N Drilling via groups.io <dril0008=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Nancy Drilling
> Rapid City
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