Sarah Needles, Raptor Bander

Sarah grew up in California and discovered her love for birds while exploring the coastal and grassland habitats of Santa Cruz during her college years. Her interest in birds has led her to banding songbirds in California and studying nesting American Kestrels in Salt Lake City. This will be her third season at Hawk Ridge, after spending her first season as a Trainee and returning last year as a Banding Apprentice. She’s excited to be running a raptor banding station this season, after learning from skilled biologists over the past few years. She is especially looking forward to banding falcons and studying molt! In her free time, you can find Sarah reading, biking, and crocheting.