Hi All, A topic for those who might be interested in cetacean-seabird interactions. We are just concluding a study focused on seabird forage flocks in southeast Alaska. We found that humpbacks often feed at seabird forage flocks, targeting the capelin that the flocks have trapped at the surface. We noted lunge feeding humpbacks ingesting seabirds during these feeding events. Given the relatively high frequency with which humpbacks were found feeding at forage flocks in our study area, there seemed to be a high potential for seabirds to be taken incidentally by whales. This sparked our interest in tracking down documented instances of whales ingesting seabirds or seabirds turning up in whale fecal samples. We've tracked down a few sightings of seabirds being ingested by whales from scientists in the Pacific. Recently, on a seabird listserv, there has been discussion on this topic. It generated a lot of interest and helped track down more sightings. I'm hoping that the MARMAM community can add more sightings of seabird ingestion or of seabirds in cetacean fecal matter and generate more discussion on the topic. Considering there are regions such as SE Alaska experiencing an increase in whale populations, seabird-cetacean interactions have the potential to occur more frequently. Cheers Trevor Haynes Oregon State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Email: th_ooo@yahoo.ca __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now at http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.