When I saw this bird, I thought "That might be one of the cutest birds I've ever seen." I saw it while I was in Alaska this summer. One day, my brother and I took a hike, and we wound up near a small bridge. It was a quiet area, with a pretty, bubbling stream, surrounded by trees. We were admiring the water when suddenly we noticed this little bird had landed on the railing of the bridge. Small and round and cute, every time it took a step, it bobbed. When it stopped stepping, it bobbed. It just kept on bobbing, or "dipping." According to the National Park Service, these birds can dip up to 60 times a minute, so as the "American Dipper," they are aptly named. [ 1 ]  See what I mean in the video below.   Swimmers  In addition to being cute, American Dippers have a special talent: they can swim underwater! [ 2 ]  They are the only aquatic songbird in North America.   Thick, well-insulated feathers with a waterproof coating help them submerge into frigi...