Fran Check the Yellow Book. There are less possibilities in Mid September then in June. The weather has been pretty stagnant lately so it is easier to migrate and things are not being brought in, held up and can move out more easily. The warm weather currents may have moved further out to sea also. Pelagics are guessing games at best. I was on the trip. The good news was I did not get sick. Maybe that's why the birding was bad. I will go on the next trip but might suggest it be two weeks earlier. You can't really predict the weather. Hope this helps. George >>> Fran Saunders <saunderf@ARI.Net> 09/16/98 06:34pm >>> Hmmm. Two things.... Does anyone really know why the MD/DE pelagic had poor luck this time out? We know this trip has done well before. Since many of us are looking for MD pelagic birds, and not necessarily lifers, I just wondered if this area was not as productive as others along the coast, and if so, why...... Also, I am flabergasted by the number of Buffies that have been seen in the last couple of weeks. Is there something extradordinary about this year, or was I just asleep in the past??? <grin> Fran -------------------------------- Fran Saunders Maryland Ornithological Society Baltimore, Maryland State Web Site Director saunderf@ari.net http://www2.ari.net/saunderf/mos/mos.html