Where to see Dipper in Yosemite in Yosemite National Park

Wildlife · Yosemite National Park

Where to see Dipper in Yosemite

Cinclus mexicanus
118 reported sightings, mapped, most seen 6–10 AM and 5–7 PM.

Sightings
118
Most seen
6–10 AM
Also
5–7 PM

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Dipper sightings in Yosemite

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Where Dipper has been reported, from 118 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

Dipper is most seen 6–10 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.
Dipper sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
HourShare of busiest hour
12 AM1%
1 AM1%
2 AM0%
3 AM0%
4 AM5%
5 AM32%
6 AM89%
7 AM100%
8 AM95%
9 AM89%
10 AM84%
11 AM74%
Noon68%
1 PM68%
2 PM68%
3 PM74%
4 PM84%
5 PM95%
6 PM100%
7 PM79%
8 PM42%
9 PM16%
10 PM5%
11 PM2%

Audio tour

Hear about Dipper on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Yosemite, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Yosemite Tour Guide

The Songbird Underwater
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“A small gray bird bobbing on a rock beside a rushing stream is worth watching. It may be an American dipper, a round-bodied songbird with a very short tail.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Yosemite Tour Guide.

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