That is a great observation Kelly. In the non-breeding season on the north
Peninsula, we occasionally see dippers around the river mouths, but rarely
very close to the Strait, and never actually foraging in the salt water.
During breeding they are almost entirely absent from these areas.

Were they still on the freshwater shore, or actually on the canal shore?

Good birding,

Chris Tonra
The Olympic Dipper Project
http://www.facebook.com/OlympicDipperResearch
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Washington D.C./Port Angeles, WA
TonraC "at" si.edu
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