First, our regular day trip on Aug 16 had a WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL,  
3 species of shearwater, LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE, and great whales and  
dolphins.


Our scheduled overnight trips were weathered out, but we will run them  
on new dates if we can get enough participants.  We need 8 people to  
run each trip, one to Delaware waters (particularly the DE portion of  
the Wilmington Canyon) and one to Maryland waters (particularly the  
Baltimore Canyon, though possibly also the MD portion of the  
Wilmington).

The Delaware trip is scheduled to leave Thu evening, 8/27 and return  
Fri around 6:00 or so.

The Maryland trip is scheduled to leave Sun evening, 8/30 and return  
Mon around 6:00 or so.


The smaller boat we planned to take is not ready for us, so the  
captain has moved us up to the larger 85' Thelma Dale IV.  These trips  
are 22 hours long, take a maximum of very few participant, and cost  
$375 per person.  We need just 8 people to make it a "go".

We've done about a half dozen of these trips in the past.  At first  
light, we've had excellent luck in the past finding LEACH'S  
STORM-PETREL (4 trips) feeding in the slick. Other good birds we've  
found on past trips include BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL (once),  
WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL (two trips, finding two birds on each trip!),  
SOUTH POLAR SKUA (about half the trips), LONG-TAILED JAEGER (more than  
half the trips), SABINE'S GULL (one trip), ARCTIC TERN (about half of  
the trips), and BRIDLED TERN (most trips), as well as the more  
expected species.

Each trip leaves in the evening, and the boat should be 100 miles or  
so offshore before dawn.  A chum slick will be started and, if you are  
interested, you can try your hand at fishing for tuna (typical fish  
we've caught before are 40-80 pounds) until daylight, with tackle  
supplied by the boat.

Once the light is strong, the boat heads back up the slick to search  
for birds.  The route eventually moves across deep water, works the  
canyons, and goes wherever we hope to find conditions that will  
concentrate life.  Fishing will not be a major activity during  
daylight hours, but we will troll some lines (including large  
splashing lures which can attract birds).  We may try for Mahi Mahi if  
we find a school, so if you're a fisherman you might wish to bring a  
light spinning rod for a shot at some Mahi. If you're not and wish to  
try to catch something, let us know and we'll try to set you up.


If you are interested in either of these trips, please let us know as  
soon as possible.


-PAG


Paul A. Guris
See Life Paulagics
P.O. Box 161
Green Lane, PA  18054
www.paulagics.com
215-234-6805