Birding the Greater Jeddah AreaWhen I first moved to Saudi Arabia, I'd often heard the expression "Jeddah ghair" (Jeddah is different), owing to the perception of the...
Birding Saudi's NortheastSaudi's northeast is a major industrial and commercial center in the Kingdom. The region borders Kuwait to the north and the Persian Gulf...
Saudi Arabia's First-ever International Bird Tour!Highlights: Harlequin Quail (Arabian) (E ssp) Arabian Partridge (E) Philby's Partridge (E) Nubian Nightjar Abyssinian (Montane) Nightjar...
Borderland Birding in Al BathaThis past Friday brought me back down to the borderland area between the UAE and Qatar in the hopes of documenting the carpenteri...
A Kingdom of Birds: Birding in Saudi ArabiaThis 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 RegionA 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 RecordingEver 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 BirdingIn 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 RegionHighlights: Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Bruce's Green-Pigeon Alpine Swift African Palm-Swift European Honey-Buzzard African Gray...