Purple Martin Forum

I put in my 24 gourds a layer of pine needles and then a layer of pine shavings on top of the pine needles. It just seems the softer pine shavings may help the nest building. Does anyone have any experience with pine shavings or cedar shavings with pine needles? Tks for sharing your experience....

I put pine needles in my gourds and then added some pine shavings on top of the pine needles. Has anyone done this before? This is the first year I've added the pine shavings. I would be interested in others experience, recommendations... Tks Lee