Susan Kieffer is a reporter for Audubon Magazine, and a creative writer with an abiding love of the natural world. Find her on twitter @susanekieffer.

Articles by Susan Kieffer

Photo Of The Day

Western Gull and Brandt's Cormorant Facing Off
March 2, 2015 — Mark Drawbridge's eye on two birds eyeing each other.
Red-shouldered Hawk. Photo: Carol Fryer/Audubon Photography Awards.
Photo Of The Day

A Red-Shouldered Hawk Gives a Flourish
February 24, 2015 — Carol Fryer's encounter with a raptor at takeoff.
A Red Knot smiles for the camera. The serrations on the inside of its bill help it grip slippery things. They look like the "teeth" on a saw, but they're not real teeth, so the Red Knot never has to go to the dentist! Joel Sartore.
Threatened Species

Rescuing the Rufa
January 8, 2015 — As climate change ups the stakes for all birds, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists the rufa Red Knot as threatened.

There's No Stopping Wisdom
December 19, 2014 — The oldest known bird in the wild lays another egg.
Christmas Bird Count in Central Park, 2013 Credit : François Portmann

12 Amazing Things About the Christmas Bird Count
December 12, 2014 — One of the longest-running citizen science projects in the world is still evolving. Here's how this year's count will be different from the rest.
A Red Knot smiles for the camera. The serrations on the inside of its bill help it grip slippery things. They look like the "teeth" on a saw, but they're not real teeth, so the Red Knot never has to go to the dentist! Credit: Joel Sartore/joelsartore.com

Rufa Red Knot Gets Listed
December 11, 2014 — Rising sea levels threaten the habitat this shorebird needs to migrate.
A Cory's Shearwater nestling with her chick. Credit: Raül Ramos/UB-IRBio

The Shearwater’s Best Shot
December 4, 2014 — Vaccinations can protect Cory's Shearwater colonies for up to 6 years.
An American Dipper dives to the bottom of a stream in Alaska. Credit: Courtesy of Bob Armstrong
News

A Dipper Dives
November 20, 2014 — A new video catches North America's only swimming songbird in the act.

Does the Brain-slurping Goliath Birdeater Really Eat Birds?
November 5, 2014 — After a scientist's encounter with a birdeater went viral, we were left wondering about the truth of this spider's name. 

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