Mary,
I occasionally see them on ponds. The ones I have seen seem to be
feeding. It would seem to me that ponds must offer some of the food items
they like. Obviously not in the same concentrations as on streams.
Bob Norton
Joyce (near Port Angeles), WA
norton36 at olypen.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "MaryK" <CelloBird at seanet.com>
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 6:47 PM
Subject: Dippers - Question re


> Saw a couple of Dippers over the weekend at/near the Ohanapecosh
campground.
> One was where you'd expect to see it -- a fast-running river,
> flitting/bouncing among the rocks, and flying underwater (had never seen
> that, way cool!). The other was in a pool in a slow-moving stream. Have
> never seen Dippers in slow/still water. How common is it to see them
there?
> This one took a little drink of water, did some preening, etc. Perhaps
they
> use slow/still water for bathing purposes?
>
> Any info appreciated,
> TIA,
>
> Mary
>
> Mary Klein
> Seattle WA
> CelloBird at seanet.com
>
>
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