Many of you asked us where you can purchase nest boxes. Joe Adelman and Carrol Johnson have been BBRP’s connection for new nest boxes. However, Joe passed away several years ago and Carrol passed away in January of 2024. BBRP has been searching for new nest box builders to recommend. We now know of three guys who are actively building boxes and have given us permission to share their information on our website. BBRP does not profit from the sale of nest boxes from these gentlemen, but we have reviewed their creations and believe they meet the stands of Joe and Carrol and therefore we are sharing the following information. Please note their boxes are built with a white PVC roof rather than the wooden roof you see in the photo below, which was the original design of Steve Gilbertson.

Mike Suhda, is a BBRP Rice County coordinator in Faribault, MN he is building the Gilbertson PVC nest box and selling them with a complete Gilbertson pole mounting system. His email address is [email protected], and his phone number is 608-323-7511. The price of his box and pole sets will vary depending on the current cost of materials. Check with him to get his current selling price.

For those of you living in north central Minnesota, Fred Ellingson, who lives in Burtrum, MN in Morrison County, is also constructing the Gilbertson PVC nest box. However, he does not build and sell the Gilbertson pole assemble with his boxes. His email address is [email protected], and his phone number is 320-201-0066. His pricing too is subject to current material costs. Fred may even say he builds them for fun, but please don’t accept them for free, the materials cost at least $25. So please, at a minimum, offer him a donation to cover the cost of his materials.

If you’d rather have a wooden box, Jim Humeniuk, in Bemidji, MN builds a very nice wooden boxes pictured above. Jim is a BBRP Beltrami County coordinator and has built hundreds of these boxes over the years. For the past several years he has kindly donated his boxes as silent auction items at our annual Bluebird Expo conference. You can reach Jim at [email protected] and his phone number is 218-766-1390.