Notornis, 22 (3), 221-230
Article Type: Paper
Two pairs of moreporks (Ninox novaeseelandiae) in dense rata-podocarp and open beech forest were radio-tracked between August and October 1973. The home range of both pairs (minimum size 3.5 and 5.3 ha, respectively) included each forest type, and both pairs used several roost trees. During seven years of regular mist-netting 20 different owls passed through the two territories. Some of them, possibly juveniles, were caught only once and others up to 15 times. In each territory one bird was present for more than five years.