This is in response to a discussion about sandpiper leg colors.

>One observation of
>mine that I'll send your way (perhaps you've noticed it too ... but I've
>not read about it in the standard field guides) is that immature American
>Pipits can have dull pink legs (and in some cases rather bright pink
>depending on lighting) when they first come off the breeding grounds ... I
>suspect they darken considerably by the time they reach the wintering
>grounds. But it is a potential source of confusion for leg-colour oriented
>pipit-watchers.
>
>kind regards,
>Cameron
>
>Cameron Eckert
>Whitehorse, Yukon
>ceckert at yknet.yk.ca
>
>Yukon Bird Club Web Page:
>http://www.yukonweb.wis.net/community/ybc/

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