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by jbowers
Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:59 am
Forum: Purple Martin Forum
Topic: Share your shade-making solutions
Replies: 6
Views: 5353

Re: Share your shade-making solutions

G Saner, The boards provide shade most of the day, except for early morning and evening, when the sun is pretty low. We've had a heavy rain, and I didn't see any problems. They're holding up to the regular breezes fine (20+ mph), but we haven't had any high winds yet. The birds seem to be loving the...
by jbowers
Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:21 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Forum
Topic: Share your shade-making solutions
Replies: 6
Views: 5353

Re: Share your shade-making solutions

I joined the forum very recently, looking for solutions to the intense early heat here in Texas. I had 49 nestlings, and at the last nest check a few days ago, I'm down to 12. I am cutting white 24 x 18" Coroplast (corrugated plastic) yard signs into 18" circles with a 3" center cut o...