Sometimes they do have an orange cast. Hayman, Marchant, and Prater's
Shorebirds actually uses the term orange-yellow to describe their legs.

Jim McCoy
jfmccoy at earthlink.net
Redmond, WA



-----Original Message-----
From: John & Loraine Allinger [mailto:jonymike at pacifier.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:41 PM
To: Tweeters Postings to
Subject: Orange-ish Yellowlegs at Ridgefield N W R


Hi Tweeters,
I thought I was looking at Yellowlegs and Dowitchers at Ridgefield N W R
yesterday afternoon. Do some individual Yellowlegs have strong
orange-yellow coloration -- on the legs?
John & Loraine Allinger
Hockinson, Clark Co., Washington
Elevation: 500 feet / 160 meters
Latitude: _45_45_N
Longitude: _122_30_W