The American dipper is the only truly aquatic songbird in North America and a year-round resident in the Susitna watershed. You’ll find them where cold, clear water moves fast: bobbing on streamside rocks, disappearing underwater to forage, then popping back up as if gravity and current are optional. Their presence is a good sign. Dippers rely on healthy, connected streams with reliable flow and abundant aquatic insects. In winter, when much of the watershed is locked in ice, dippers persist in
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