Carrie Klein

Reporter, Audubon magazine
About

Carrie Klein is science and climate journalist based in NYC. 

Articles by Carrie Klein

A Downy Woodpecker perches on the side of a house next to the holes and other damage she has made in the wood.
How to Keep Woodpeckers From Drilling Into Your Home
March 30, 2026 — The industrious birds can cause problems if they try to forage or nest in your walls, but there are several ways to safely ward them off.
Bird Questions and Facts
An intern uses a ruler device to measure the width of a tree.
This Program Gives Local High Schoolers Hands-on Forestry Training—and a Paycheck
March 27, 2026 — At Bent of the River Audubon Center and Sanctuary, a group of Junior Forest Technicians heads out to the Connecticut woods each summer to grow their skills and get to work.
Conservation News
A Blue Jay spreads its wings and takes off from the top of a snowy pine tree.
10 Fun Facts About the Blue Jay
March 17, 2026 — Wait—who did you think planted all those forests across North America?
Bird Questions and Facts
A macaw eating a green chili pepper its holding in its claw.
Hot Take—Seems Like Birds Can Taste Spice After All
December 23, 2025 — Peppers in the wild grow only so spicy, and new research suggests that may be to satisfy avian palates.
Bird Science
A Burrowing Owl stands on a concrete block outside a solar panel complex.
How Burrowing Owls Found a Home on an Arizona Solar Farm
December 18, 2025 — As development pushes these charismatic owls from their underground nesting sites, a solar project aims to show that habitat and renewable energy can coexist.
Conservation News
Collage of birds flying around binoculars pointed at a city and logging.
To Reverse Common Bird Declines, Conservationists Will Need to Think Bigger
December 17, 2025 — The most abundant birds are disappearing the fastest. Saving them requires bold, landscape-scale action.
Conservation News
Caroline Saunders sits at a table showing a platter of small bird-shaped cakes.
How to Be a Better Baker for the Planet
December 16, 2025 — It's not hard to whip up delicious, climate-friendly desserts at home. Try your hand with these tips—plus a recipe!
At Home
A mural of three Lesser Yellowlegs painted on a white brick building.
Lesser Yellowlegs by Justin Suarez
November 18, 2025 — Location: Frosted Farmhouse, 112 Hawick St, Rockton, IL 61072
Audubon Mural Project Partners
An entirely white Common Loon raises its wings, floating on a lake.
‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Photos Capture a Rare White Loon’s First Summer
November 07, 2025 — Montana photographer Tony Gangemi documented a season in the life of a leucistic Common Loon, from its first days as a “little cotton ball” up until its first flight.
Photography & Videography