Winter Count of Black Hills Dippers January 2005
On January 19th and 20th, 2005, eight biologists
from the SD Game, Fish and Parks; U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service walked the length of Spearfish Creek and tributaries that were
ice free.
Fifty dippers were found. Of the thirty-seven dippers banded in the
Spearfish Creek watershed since 2002, seven were still present on the stream.
| Stream segment | Unbanded | Banded |
| Rimrock and Bridal Veil | 2 | 0 |
| Maurice Intake to Twin Rock | 5 | 2 |
| Long Valley Lane to Big Rock | 4 | 2 |
| Picnic Ground to Savoy | 6 | 0 |
| Savoy to Elmore | 5 | 2 |
| Elmore to Cheyenne Crossing | 6 | 0 |
| Cheyenne Crossing to Hanna | 8 | 1 |
| Hwy. 85 south of Cheyenne Crossing | 7 | 0 |
| Iron Creek | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 7 |
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