Sally Hoyt Spofford (née Sarah Elizabeth Foresman; April 11, 1914 – October 26, 2002) was an American ornithologist who was long associated with the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

Born Sarah Elizabeth Foresman in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, she received a BA degree from Wilson College in 1935 and her MS degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1936.

[2] In 1948, she received her PhD in ornithology from Cornell University, where she met and married fellow ornithologist John Southgate Hoyt.

Her husband died in 1951, and, from 1955 to 1969, Hoyt worked in various administrative positions at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, being called the de facto manager.

Sally and Walter made several research trips, including Africa and Alaska, and after retiring from Cornell the two moved to Portal, Arizona, where their ranch became a popular wildlife watching area, featured in several bird-watching guides and attracting up to 6,000 visitors annually.