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.

Pelagic Birds Out of Lewes, DE, May 29, 2015

On an offshore fishing trip today, we* observed many pelagic birds rarely seen from land in Delaware. More or less in order of appearance they were:
Manx Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater, Great Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Pomarine Jaeger, and Arctic Tern.

We also had delightful views of the following marine mammals: Pilot Whales, Common Dolphin, Rizzo's Dolphin, as well as good views of Mako and Hammerhead Sharks, Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), and over 50 Portuguese Man-of-War Jellyfish.

And yes we also caught some tasty fish, but as this is a bird blog........I will limit my comments to saying the sushi will be great :)

* Our fishing/birding team was Ed Sigda (boat owner), Mike Fritz (from Cape May) and me.