Sarah Kendrick is the State Ornithologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Sarah worked with state conservation partners to build and oversee the Missouri Bird Conservation Plan, which acts as a reference to public and private land managers to promote bird habitat management for our most-threatened species. Sarah also coordinates bird monitoring on the state’s priority lands, coordinated the reintroduction of the previously-extirpated Brown-headed Nuthatch to the state, acts as the public and agency contact bird topics and issues, coordinates the Great Missouri Birding Trail, serves on national and international committees to address threats to migratory birds, and works to inspire action in Missouri’s citizenry to learn more about how they can help declining bird populations.