[obol] Unusual Dipper Behavior

[Marilyn Miller]

Over the years, Craig and I have observed a few Dippers in mountain lakes,
fish hatcheries, streams, creeks and Hagelstein Park (off the highway on the
way to Klamath Falls).  I guess they don't always need moving water.  We
have seen them quite a few times on the shores of Suttle Lake, not that far
from Clear Lake.

Marilyn Miller
Bend, Oregon 
new email: goosemiller at msn.com as of 5-1-06

 
 
 
 
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Subject: [obol] Unusual Dipper Behavior

Unusual Dipper Behavior

We were helping on the Santiam Pass CBC on New Year's Day and hiked into the
resort at Clearlake. As we approached the resort we were hearing this
remarkable song of trills and whistles and buzzes coming from two different
places. We were all (4 of us) at a loss to identify this bird. A few moments
later we saw an American Dipper hunting off of a submerged log at the
shoreline. It was quite unusual to see a dipper in a perfectly still lake so
we admired it for a few minutes and returned to hunting our mystery bird.
After several minutes of convincing myself we had an "Alpine Mockingbird or
Thrasher" in our midst (not really, but we were a little tired and cold) I
realized that this cacophony was coming from the dipper right in front of
us. And, if that was not strange enough there was a second dipper across the
cove hunting in the perfectly still lake from the shore and matching the
first bird call for call. I have watched alot of Dippers in my life but I
have never seen som!
 ething like this.

By the way, the resident Trumpeter Swan at Clearlake was there and trumpting
along with a mixed group of Common Goldeneyes, Ring-necked Ducks and
Buffleheads.

Mike Gellerman

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