Thanks all for the info given on dippers.
This is just a wonderful area where this bird is. The streams and
rivers that drop down to Lake Superior on the north shore all seem to
have nice waterfalls. These do kind of resemble mountain streams and
rivers.
My plan is to setup two mics each about 20 feet from the "white
washed" rocks and about 50 foot spaced. Then just try and sound trap
them with a reload every 80 mins. That will give me good time for
back country skiing. First good snow just started here so I am
really looking forward to going in the next couple weeks.
Rich
--- In "M, J, & V Phinney"
<> wrote:
> From my experience, the dippers tend to sing (and sing very nicely)
a little
> later in the winter. I may have heard a couple in mid January, but
more in
> February. This time of year the call note (a fairly harsh and
rapidly
> repeated 'chipping' noise) is much more common. However, these
notes are
> most often given during dipper interactions / arguments, etc. A
lone dipper
> in early winter can be a very quiet bird indeed. The MN dipper
might be
> encouraged to give its call note if it were scared or alarmed, but I
> wouldn't condone scaring the little fellow/gal just to hear it.
>
> Mark Phinney
> Dawson Creek, BC
>
> (-29 here tonight)
>
>
> on 11/21/03 3:03 PM, Barb Beck at wrote:
>
> I stand corrected. Looks like I have just been very very unlucky
hearing
> these guys. Actually I have not run into them near Edmonton -
usually have
> to go to the mountains. They do indeed sing in Alberta in the
winter.
> Several people here set me straight. (I put the question out on the
> albertabird list last night) Dave Ealey who researched the birds
as part of
> his masters thesis reported back that they do occasionally sing but
that it
> is more subdued and at times difficult to hear because they are in
holes in
> the ice. I cannot figure out why ANY tiny bird who lives in the
water would
> be singing during our winters.
>
> Good luck Rich. Hope you let us hear the song you record of the
first MN
> winter dipper. I wonder if these winter songs are substantially
different
> from the versions sung in warmer weather.
>
> Barb Beck
> Edmonton
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wild Sanctuary
> Sent: November 21, 2003 9:56 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Critique time for new web site
>
> Dippers are all over the vocal spectrum in winter. John Muir wrote
> about hearing them in the Sierras. We've heard them just about
> everywhere they live.
>
> Bernie
>
> >
> >
> >Do you agree with my assumption that they are vocal on stream in
the
> >winter? Or am I once again going against the current?
> >
>
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