Tim O'Connell
@tinosaurs.bsky.social
wildlife; birds; landscapes; 322 ppm; dad vibes; science; critical thinking; woke = compliment; views mine; don't care if you call them "seagulls".
Assoc. Prof. in NREM, OKState.
Past-President, Wilson Ornithological Society
https://timoconnell.wordpress.
Assoc. Prof. in NREM, OKState.
Past-President, Wilson Ornithological Society
https://timoconnell.wordpress.
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Tim O'Connell
@tinosaurs.bsky.social
· Oct 21
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#wildlife #birds #landscapes #DadVibes #science #CriticalThinking #Nellie #Magic #NativePlants #ecology #conservation #academia #mentoring #ornithology
Woke is a compliment; I don't care if you call them "seagulls".
#wildlife #birds #landscapes #DadVibes #science #CriticalThinking #Nellie #Magic #NativePlants #ecology #conservation #academia #mentoring #ornithology
Woke is a compliment; I don't care if you call them "seagulls".
The 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count is LIVE! Today (Friday) through Monday, report the birds you encounter using #eBird to participate in this global weekend snapshot of #bird populations. Already, at least 4000 species have been recorded on more than 21,000 checklists. www.birdcount.org #GBBC
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count is LIVE! Today (Friday) through Monday, report the birds you encounter using #eBird to participate in this global weekend snapshot of #bird populations. Already, at least 4000 species have been recorded on more than 21,000 checklists. www.birdcount.org #GBBC
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“We easily recognize the cluster of ancient rock scrapes as an owl, but were the scraper to magically appear, that person would comprehend little of our world, particularly the electronic devices by which the cave art is increasingly shared.”🧪
The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
February 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“We easily recognize the cluster of ancient rock scrapes as an owl, but were the scraper to magically appear, that person would comprehend little of our world, particularly the electronic devices by which the cave art is increasingly shared.”🧪
13 people and 33 species on a beginning #birders field trip in #Stillwater, #Oklahoma today. ; >
#birding
#ornithology
#wildlife
#birding
#ornithology
#wildlife
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
13 people and 33 species on a beginning #birders field trip in #Stillwater, #Oklahoma today. ; >
#birding
#ornithology
#wildlife
#birding
#ornithology
#wildlife
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TELL CONGRESS TO FIGHT FOR THE EPSTEIN AND TRUMP VICTIMS! THE FILES ARE TRUMP'S WEAKNESS, AND WE CAN STOP HIM WITH YOUR HELP. PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
February 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
TELL CONGRESS TO FIGHT FOR THE EPSTEIN AND TRUMP VICTIMS! THE FILES ARE TRUMP'S WEAKNESS, AND WE CAN STOP HIM WITH YOUR HELP. PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Elon Musk, are LYING about what they know! SUBPOENA THEM NOW!
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people who are forced to vote for Democrats because there aren't better options want commonsense reform: abolishing and prosecuting ICE, salting the ground from which they crawled, and draining the treasury to pay reparations to victims
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
people who are forced to vote for Democrats because there aren't better options want commonsense reform: abolishing and prosecuting ICE, salting the ground from which they crawled, and draining the treasury to pay reparations to victims
A story in three acts:
1) We pay this loser millions per day in gov't contracts.
2) #Trump gave him near limitless power to gut funding for federal programs he didn't like. #DOGE
3) #Musk was such a loser, even #Epstein didn't want to party with him –– he had #Ghislaine(?) reply to his email.
1) We pay this loser millions per day in gov't contracts.
2) #Trump gave him near limitless power to gut funding for federal programs he didn't like. #DOGE
3) #Musk was such a loser, even #Epstein didn't want to party with him –– he had #Ghislaine(?) reply to his email.
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A story in three acts:
1) We pay this loser millions per day in gov't contracts.
2) #Trump gave him near limitless power to gut funding for federal programs he didn't like. #DOGE
3) #Musk was such a loser, even #Epstein didn't want to party with him –– he had #Ghislaine(?) reply to his email.
1) We pay this loser millions per day in gov't contracts.
2) #Trump gave him near limitless power to gut funding for federal programs he didn't like. #DOGE
3) #Musk was such a loser, even #Epstein didn't want to party with him –– he had #Ghislaine(?) reply to his email.
Imagine one year ago, before we knew all the horrible things we've learned over the past year. That's when I wrote this in February 2025.
#TrumpEpstein
#GOP #Representatives and #Senators: if you won't defend the #Constitution, then #Resign.
#TrumpEpstein
#GOP #Representatives and #Senators: if you won't defend the #Constitution, then #Resign.
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Imagine one year ago, before we knew all the horrible things we've learned over the past year. That's when I wrote this in February 2025.
#TrumpEpstein
#GOP #Representatives and #Senators: if you won't defend the #Constitution, then #Resign.
#TrumpEpstein
#GOP #Representatives and #Senators: if you won't defend the #Constitution, then #Resign.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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Researchers who are confident in the robustness of their work and willing to have it scrutinized are more likely to engage in #openscience best practices. That has useful operational implications for #scholcomms
Preliminary Evidence Linking Open Science to Research Integrity scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/28/p...
Preliminary Evidence Linking Open Science to Research Integrity - The Scholarly Kitchen
Is open scholarship an honest signal of researcher integrity? Today's post presents preliminary evidence that data and code sharing, preprinting, and other open behaviors are indeed less common in pap...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Researchers who are confident in the robustness of their work and willing to have it scrutinized are more likely to engage in #openscience best practices. That has useful operational implications for #scholcomms
Just tallying my #manuscript #reviews for 2025 –– I completed 7 last year –– and decided to tally the titles for whom I've reviewed across my career. I've reviewed 122 manuscripts for ~43 different #journals in ~25 years.
I try to do 4–5 per year. Too many; too few..?
#ScientificPublishing
I try to do 4–5 per year. Too many; too few..?
#ScientificPublishing
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Just tallying my #manuscript #reviews for 2025 –– I completed 7 last year –– and decided to tally the titles for whom I've reviewed across my career. I've reviewed 122 manuscripts for ~43 different #journals in ~25 years.
I try to do 4–5 per year. Too many; too few..?
#ScientificPublishing
I try to do 4–5 per year. Too many; too few..?
#ScientificPublishing
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On a day when Hedgehogs are in the news, here's a reminder that they are effcient predators - hoovering up the eggs of ground-nesting waders.
Blog about introduced Hedgehogs in the Outer Hebrides, from 20 Jan 2016, with more recent updates. 🎂🔟
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/p...
#ornithology
Blog about introduced Hedgehogs in the Outer Hebrides, from 20 Jan 2016, with more recent updates. 🎂🔟
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/p...
#ornithology
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
On a day when Hedgehogs are in the news, here's a reminder that they are effcient predators - hoovering up the eggs of ground-nesting waders.
Blog about introduced Hedgehogs in the Outer Hebrides, from 20 Jan 2016, with more recent updates. 🎂🔟
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/p...
#ornithology
Blog about introduced Hedgehogs in the Outer Hebrides, from 20 Jan 2016, with more recent updates. 🎂🔟
wadertales.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/p...
#ornithology
SUNDAY = submission deadline proposals for workshops, symposia, etc., at the joint annual meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, 7–10 July, 2026, Newport, Rhode Island!
afowos2026.org
afowos2026.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
SUNDAY = submission deadline proposals for workshops, symposia, etc., at the joint annual meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists and Wilson Ornithological Society, 7–10 July, 2026, Newport, Rhode Island!
afowos2026.org
afowos2026.org
Listening to #SaschaRiley interviews today. 😳😮💨 #TriggerWarnings!!
Riley is matter-of-fact. He's clear about what he claims to remember and what he doesn't. He sounds sane, but *what he's saying* sounds insane. Was this shit investigated?!
open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...
#Epstein #Trump
Riley is matter-of-fact. He's clear about what he claims to remember and what he doesn't. He sounds sane, but *what he's saying* sounds insane. Was this shit investigated?!
open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...
#Epstein #Trump
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Listening to #SaschaRiley interviews today. 😳😮💨 #TriggerWarnings!!
Riley is matter-of-fact. He's clear about what he claims to remember and what he doesn't. He sounds sane, but *what he's saying* sounds insane. Was this shit investigated?!
open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...
#Epstein #Trump
Riley is matter-of-fact. He's clear about what he claims to remember and what he doesn't. He sounds sane, but *what he's saying* sounds insane. Was this shit investigated?!
open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...
#Epstein #Trump
For fans of #history interpreted from journalists instead of criminals and Russian bot farms, here's how #January6th 2021 actually went down.
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
For fans of #history interpreted from journalists instead of criminals and Russian bot farms, here's how #January6th 2021 actually went down.
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Y'all #bird people are members of the @fieldornith.bsky.social , right?
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
AFO Membership
The Association of Field Ornithologists (AFO) is a membership organization dedicated to the study and conservation of birds and their natural habitats. The AFO prides itself as serving as a bridge bet...
www.zeffy.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Y'all #bird people are members of the @fieldornith.bsky.social , right?
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
"Be a leader; kill a cedar."
It's a weird mantra if you're not an #ecologist living in the #GreatPlains, but one of our biggest problems is #fire #suppression that has provided an ecological release for #EasternRedcedar.
So, we chopped one down. It was a good day.
#restoration
It's a weird mantra if you're not an #ecologist living in the #GreatPlains, but one of our biggest problems is #fire #suppression that has provided an ecological release for #EasternRedcedar.
So, we chopped one down. It was a good day.
#restoration
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Be a leader; kill a cedar."
It's a weird mantra if you're not an #ecologist living in the #GreatPlains, but one of our biggest problems is #fire #suppression that has provided an ecological release for #EasternRedcedar.
So, we chopped one down. It was a good day.
#restoration
It's a weird mantra if you're not an #ecologist living in the #GreatPlains, but one of our biggest problems is #fire #suppression that has provided an ecological release for #EasternRedcedar.
So, we chopped one down. It was a good day.
#restoration
Christmas miracle family photo!
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Christmas miracle family photo!
Y’all, check out our Nellie.
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Y’all, check out our Nellie.
Okay, well I found 65 species, but as a group we got 103 on our #Stillwater, #Oklahoma #CBC #ChristmasBirdCount!
I also met some #goats!
Deets here: paynecountyaudubonsociety.com/christmas-bi...
#biodiversity #wildlife #Audubon #population #community #science
I also met some #goats!
Deets here: paynecountyaudubonsociety.com/christmas-bi...
#biodiversity #wildlife #Audubon #population #community #science
December 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Okay, well I found 65 species, but as a group we got 103 on our #Stillwater, #Oklahoma #CBC #ChristmasBirdCount!
I also met some #goats!
Deets here: paynecountyaudubonsociety.com/christmas-bi...
#biodiversity #wildlife #Audubon #population #community #science
I also met some #goats!
Deets here: paynecountyaudubonsociety.com/christmas-bi...
#biodiversity #wildlife #Audubon #population #community #science
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New paper! @molly-rc-brown.bsky.social1st PhD paper is out. It evaluates 55 interventions aimed at managing demand for ivory from Asian consumers, & shows that while quality has increased over time (& effectiveness?) there's still a lot to do. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/5🧪🌍
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New paper! @molly-rc-brown.bsky.social1st PhD paper is out. It evaluates 55 interventions aimed at managing demand for ivory from Asian consumers, & shows that while quality has increased over time (& effectiveness?) there's still a lot to do. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/5🧪🌍
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🦋🧪🌎 Scientists from Point Blue & @xercessociety.bsky.social are using Bluetooth-enabled ultra-light radio tags to track butterflies! This new tech provides unprecedented data and helps scientists guide #conservation actions to support the iconic #MonarchButterfly migration. Watch: shorturl.at/UbwPI
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🦋🧪🌎 Scientists from Point Blue & @xercessociety.bsky.social are using Bluetooth-enabled ultra-light radio tags to track butterflies! This new tech provides unprecedented data and helps scientists guide #conservation actions to support the iconic #MonarchButterfly migration. Watch: shorturl.at/UbwPI