I have seen Dippers on the South Jetty of the Columbia River-

Skidding about on frozen ponds-

Picking up dead minnows in concrete fish hatchery holding pens-

and mountain glacial lakes with on inlets or outlets



MaryK wrote:
>
> 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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