Put Up 53 Bluebird Houses Today

Male Eastern Bluebird

I spent most of today putting up 53 Bluebird nest boxes on our 600-acre property. These are replacements for the ones I built 20-years ago.

These new houses are PVC Nestboxs and are made by Steve Gilbertson in Minnesota. I picked them on the advice of Dr. Jack Dodson. Jack is the president of the Missouri Bluebird Society and also was one of the partners in my Medical practice.

Jack knows a lot about bluebirds both from experience and reading. When I asked him what to get he immediately suggested the Gilbertson PVC nestboxes.

Even though the Bluebird is the state bird of both Missouri and New York, most people in those states have never seen one. Hopefully with more nest boxes like this they will continue to increase.