See Life Paulagics ( http://www.paulagics.com ) ran a very successful pelagic trip to DE-MD waters this past Sunday.  Paul Guris will be reporting the detailed totals, but highlights were a large group of storm-petrels in MD waters near Wilmington Canyon, that included three species - including 3 Band-rumped Storm Petrels and 4 Leach's Storm-Petrels.  These were by far the best looks we have ever had of MD band-rumpes, as we worked the flock (which we chummed in) for two hours.  Also in MD waters, though only brief observed and photographed was a South Polar Skua. 



My photographic highlights are as follows: 



Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (5 photos) 
http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/127540504 



Leach's Storm-Petrel (2 photos) 

http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/127540656 



Audubon's Shearwater (4 photos) 

http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/127540495 



Greater Shearwater (3 photos) 

http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/127540560 



Cory's Shearwater (2 photos) 

http://www.pbase.com/wcbirding/image/127540566 





Mark Hoffman