Blue Feather Award 2021

We were so excited to present Shonna McLeod with the 2021 Blue Feather Award yesterday at the Bluebird Festival! The Blue Feather Award is presented each year to an individual who makes a significant contribution to bluebird conservation in their lifetime. Shonna has spent decades looking after bluebirds (and still does!) since she started monitoring her own nest box trail in the 1990s. She's also banded countless nestlings, and mentored younger bluebird trail monitors in the Calgary area. In addition to maintaining her own trail, she is currently a bander in charge for the Saw Whet Owl Monitoring Project and spends around 40 consecutive nights per year banding from sunset to midnight! Thank you Shonna for all you've done and continue to do for the birds!