Subject: [Tweeters] Question From A Beginner
Date: Aug 5 19:08:33 2005
From: TipAndDick - themartins at tndmartin.com


Hello,

My wife and I love this new hobby; it's grown on us over the past several
years, but we feel like baby beginners. This is our first post to this list.

We stopped at Olallie State Park three days ago with the hope of seeing some
birds. We didn't see many, but we were thrilled to see an American dipper
and a barred kingfisher. It was our first time for seeing the dipper, and it
was a joy to watch. Later, a friend asked if the dipper is the same bird as
the water ouzel, and we discovered that it was.

Could someone please tell us a little more about the reason for the two
common names for the same bird?

Also, are there any folks on this list from NCW?

Dick and Tip
The Wenatchee Valley
Mail to: themartins at tndmartin.com

Our most exciting birding experience was to see an i'iwi at Hosmer Grove.