[mou] Fwd: Dippers

[Jim Williams]

The recent report of a Dipper seen on the ice of (most likely) the St. 
Louis River near Duluth once again raises interesting questions about 
the status of that species in Minnesota. The bird has been documented 
in the state, and other, anecdotal, reports of its sighting in 
northeastern Minnesota exist. The web site listed below, created by 
Doug Backlund of South Dakota, provides an excellent overview of this 
species, including information about its movement overland from one 
stream habitat to another. The South Dakota Dippers are found in the 
Black Hills. No other population of this species is closer to 
Minnesota.

Jim Williams
Wayzata

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Doug Backlund" <dougback@pie.midco.net>
Date: February 1, 2005 9:55:25 PM CST
To: "sd-birds" <sd-birds@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [sd-birds] Dippers

I've updated the dipper webpage with new information, including last 
summers
nesting results and the winter count.

http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Diversity/dipper/index.htm

Doug Backlund
Pierre, S.D.