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A Kingdom of Birds: Birding in Saudi Arabia

This is a video recording of an online talk I gave to the Fort Worth Audubon Society in Fort Worth, Texas about birding in Saudi Arabia....

Birding the Al Jouf Region

A recent long weekend at work gave my wife and I the opportunity we needed to finally visit Al Jouf, the northernmost region in Saudi...

Spotlight on Sound Recording

Ever since I was a kid growing up in New England I’ve loved listening to the sounds of birdlife—rapt by the rich symphony of a dawn...

Saudi Arabia's First October Big Day of Birding

In celebration of Global Bird Weekend and World Migratory Bird Day, on Saturday, October 9th, birdwatchers in Saudi Arabia took part in...

Birding the Al Baha Region

Highlights: Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Bruce's Green-Pigeon Alpine Swift African Palm-Swift European Honey-Buzzard African Gray...

eBird Tutorial with Saudi Birding

This eBird tutorial was originally conducted on Zoom on Wednesday, September 29 in the lead up to the Global Big Day of Birding on...

eBirders Shining a Brighter Light on the Distribution, Habitat, and Vocalizations of the Asir Magpie

Prior to November 2017, when I first moved to Saudi Arabia, only six observations of Asir Magpie Pica asirensis, a range-restricted...

Join Saudi Birding for the October Big Day and Help Support BirdLife International!

Update (October 29, 2021): Honoring my pledge, I donated 442 SAR ($118 USD) to BirdLife International--2 SAR for every species the Saudi...

Save the date! October Big Day of Birding 2021

As part of the second Global Bird Weekend and in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, October 9 is the Cornell Lab of...