[obol] Dipper habitat

[Maryln & Lou Balaban]

A couple friends just returned from 3 days of backpacking near 
Diamond Peak. While camped at a small lake at about 6500 ft, they 
observed what they thought was a dipper walking along on some rocks 
along the shore. Periodically, it would jump in the water, stick its 
head under, submerge for a few seconds and then jump on a rock and 
start the routine all over again. BOGR and the field guides list 
their habitat as rivers and streams but I couldn't find any reference 
to lakes. There was no stream in the immediate area though there was 
evidence that in spring there would be runoff coming into the lake. 
They thought the bird had some white on the throat so perhaps it was 
a juvenile. Anyone else find them on lakes?

Lou Balaban
Roseburg