I feel dippers are discovered all 12 months alongside Tumwater Falls close to Olympia. We verify the falls and rapids about as soon as a month, however seeing these chicken is tough. We solely discover them on about two-thirds of our searches. This picture is our first for 2022, having missed them in December. This photograph was taken on 8 February 2022.
American Dippers are great, robin-sized birds that feed in and round tumbling mountain streams. Typically they feed below the water, however often they work the stream edges and rocks. Their feathers are remarkably waterproof. We’re a bit perplexed by the white edged wing feathers, often an indication of an immature chicken. Maybe, then, this particular person is a second-year chicken, since breeding in Washington doesn’t begin earlier than March.
