Hi folks,

Just received the Fall 1996 (Vol 23 No 2) issue of Pacific Seabirds, =
published twice a year by the Pacific Seabird Group. You can view their =
web site at: =20

www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/PacBirds/

Here are the contents of this issue - enjoy.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net


Forum
The Publications of the Pacific Seabird Group: Direction, Potential and =
Opportunity. Steven M Speich. pg 2

Review Article
Seabird By-Catch in Longline Fisheries. Angela K Kalmer, Rodney M Fujita =
and Charles F Wurster. pp 3-6. Concerns about seabirds - mainly =
albatrosses and petrels - caught during long-line fishing operations =
directed at tuna, sablefish, swordfish, broadbill, hake and other =
species. Authors note impacts to seabirds and their populations, the =
economic impacts to fishers caused by bait loss to seabirds (if you =
catch an albatross, you won't catch a tuna....) and conservation =
measures implemented and planned.

Articles

Influence of Nesting Habitat in the Western/Glaucous-Winged Gull Hybrid =
Zone: A Preliminary Study. Thomas P Good, Raymond J Pierotti and Julie =
C Ellis. pp 7-9. Study conducted on 4 islands in Gray's Harbor, =
Washington; of 325 active nests, 179 were in sand, 110 were in grass and =
36 nests were in reed (Phragmites australis) habitats. Egg loss was =
high in sand habitat, where neighbor interactions and aggression were =
highest and nest attendance lowest. In the reeds, pairs that nested down =
tunnels lost few eggs; pairs spent little time interacting with =
neighbords and much time loafting nearby. Pairs in reed habitat also =
initiated breeding earlier than in grass or sand, which may contribute =
to greater nest success. Predation by congeners was primary cause of =
egg loss; Bald Eagles are opportunistic predators on gull eggs, chicks =
and adults; more evidence found of eagle predation in sand and grass =
habitats than in reeds.

Scavenging Behavior of The Waved Albatross in Galapagos: A Potential =
Problem with Increasing Long-Lining? Godfrey Merlen. pp 10-12. =
th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon on 8-12 January 1997 at the =
downtown Merriott Hotel.