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In a previous study in eucalypt forest in north-eastern Tasmania four hollow-nesting bird species (striated pardalote Pardcilotus striatus, green rosella Platycercus caledonicus, laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae and yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorynchus funereus) were recorded in 1989 using hollows in 29 trees, with re-use being documented in 1990 when an additional nest tree was discovered. The present study was undertaken in 1995/96 after logging of part of the area, and a wildfire. Several nest trees were destroyed during the logging. In the logged areas, or patches or strips surrounded by logged forest, 19% of trees were windthrown or had lost the limb containing the nest. Re-use of the tree hollows by birds was examined for the 22 remaining trees. Only striated pardalotes were recorded as re-using previous nest sites following logging; 24% of these nest sites were being re-used in 1995/96 compared with 74% in 1990. Reuse of nest sites in 1995/96 appeared to be influenced by loca...