Henry Armistead wrote:
> Paul G. DuMont
>
>   
 . . .
> One time Paul organized a pelagic trip out from Delaware (August 26, 1972).
>  We saw hardly any pelagic birds other than Wilson's Storm Petrels but one
> of these was a White-faced Storm Petrel, then only the 4th or 5th North
> American record.  Paul called it out instantly, knew what it was right
> away, and proceeded to discourse on the species.  Harold Morrin (I think)
> secured a very good photograph but I remember receiving a copy as a slide
> from Maurice Barnhill.  Since then there are now special sea trips
> targeting that species late each summer, many of them successful.
>
>   
 . . .

It was indeed Harold Morrin who took the photograph of the White-faced 
Storm Petrel.  One minor quibble is that the trip was organized by Ed 
Strickland, who ran the first series of summer birding trips just off 
the Delaware coast.  Paul was, however, the one who recognized the 
Petrel as one of a species which had recently been seen in North 
Carolina and, typically, knew absolutely everything necessary to 
determine its identity, just in case he saw one somewhere.
> Henry ("Harry") T. Armistead, 523 E. Durham St., Philadelphia, PA
> 19119-1225.  215-248-4120.  
>
>
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