Overwintering Habitat of American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, Observed in an Arctic Groundwater Spring Feeding on Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gallagher, Colin P., Lea, Ellen V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Varden; Yukon; Ivvavik national park; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic67805; https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/download/67805/51700

Perennial groundwater springs along the Alaska and Yukon North Slope provide overwintering habitat for various organisms, including birds and fishes. We observed an American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, in the open water of a perennial spring situated in Fish Creek, Yukon, in Ivvavik National Park on...