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...
eBirders Shining a Brighter Light on the Distribution, Habitat, and Vocalizations of the Asir MagpiePrior to November 2017, when I first moved to Saudi Arabia, only six observations of Asir Magpie Pica asirensis, a range-restricted...
Spotlight on Biodiversity: The Al Ahsa Biodiversity ChallengeBack in March, as the COVID-19 infection rate began to climb again almost a year from the first confirmed case in Saudi Arabia, I read an...
A Morning with Magpies in Billahmer: Bittersweet Encounters with One of the World’s Rarest BirdsMagpies belong to the Corvidae family, famously intelligent birds that include ravens, crows, and jays. The name ‘magpie’ derives from...
Jizan to Al Namas: A Saudi Birding Epic (July 2020)Total Avian Species: 151 Total Endemics and Near-Endemics: 17 Highlights: Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris mitratus Harlequin Quail...