Very special pelagic birds on 8/29/15

The above White-faced Storm-Petrel is a highly sought after bird for dedicated North American bird listers. We saw 4 on Sat morning, 8/29/15, while offshore fishing on the Snow Goose with Captain Ed Sigda, and anglers Michael Fritz, Mike Sigda and me.

Even more unusual, but too far for photos was a White-tailed Tropicbird and 2 Long-tailed Jaegers, one of which was chasing a White-faced Storm-Petrel. Other good pelagic birds included Bridled Terns, Red-necked Phalaropes, and Red Phalaropes. Below are two more White-faced pics, plus a pic of the White Marlin we caught and carefully released.