Wow - I am really sorry for all of you who have lost birds and are suffering through this terrible heat. It looks like even the usually cool northeast is getting hit pretty hard. I know you must all feel so darn helpless to do much to help, but would love to hear how the swamp coolers work. I've never even seen them out here, but knew someone who had an old one and it did a great job in their house. We seldom get that kind of heat, but would like to be prepared if we do. Seems like every time the hot weather (or cold weather for that matter) hits around here, the stores run out of all the supplies that make it more bearable