If you’re curious about how many dippers we’ve banded, the number of fledglings each year, or how many breeding pairs we’ve found, you’ll find those numbers here. I’ll do my best to keep the current year’s data as up-to-date!
Number of dippers banded since 2024: 80
Resighted dippers banded in 2017 – 2018: 2
2025 Breeding Season:
Newly Banded Adults: 19
Banded Fledglings: 24
Returning Banded Adults: 18
Known Breeding Pairs: 18
Nest Attempts: 28
2024 Breeding Season:
Newly Banded Adults: 27
Banded Fledglings: 10
Returning Banded Adults: 1
Known Breeding Pairs: 15
Nest Attempts: 22
Black Hills Dipper Diaries 