Tony Gaston

Research biologist/ecologist; Arctic, Haida Gwaii, Himalayas

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@ArcticEcology I'm not sure that the existence of a consensus is proof of anything. At one time there was a general consensus that the sun went around the earth - and there was definite evidence for that hypothesis. A relief for the authors of bird guides and local lists, though.

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@virinderCC Hi, Virinder. Nice to hear from you after so long. What are you up to now?
All the best

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

A little evidence for changes in Delhi's birds since the 1970s - not all bad... https://t.co/jx6WNthuKG

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@Rainmaker1973 27

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

I am leaving X/Twitter for good. I apologise to anyone who may be saddened by my departure

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@davow22 @acoyne No significant decline for cons but higher variability

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@WBSSTL She thinks its bird poop and she's cleaning up...

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@AEDerocher Not looking good for seals in the Gulf of St Lawrence either, with temps there even further above normal

[BirdLife International @BirdLife_News]

🎉This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay we are launching 6 brand new ocean flyways!

😮 We are completely in awe of seabirds and hope you will be too!

🌊 By creating new ocean #BirdLifeFlyways, we can bring people together to save seabirds.

➡ https://t.co/8XBCwp1xa3

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@daveliverbirder @MarkAvery Ha, ha

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@daveliverbirder @MarkAvery Check it out: https://t.co/YyS4Wn5LLN

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

Not to alarm you, but...
Things will get worse before they get better
see
"Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climate change.", Barbara Morin, WBur, Cognoscenti.
(cant post the link because of media rules in Canada)
https://t.co/oteZXqmDtJ

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

The first global temperature data is in for the full month of September. This month was, in my professional opinion as a climate scientist – absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. JRA-55 beat the prior monthly record by over 0.5C, and was around 1.8C warmer than preindutrial levels.

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? | @drsimevans @tomoprater #CBarchive

Read: https://t.co/76O6r9AdkD

[Richard T Taylor @Mightychub]

I appear to be amongst birders.

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

Look at the lack of wear! Is that band really 40 years old? I gotta wonder

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@MarkAvery Curses, our Brunnich's Guillemot record bested! And look at the state of that band! Well done whoever manufactured that - 40+ years and zero wear as far as I can see. Did this bird ever breed, I wonder? Maybe that's the secret to its longevity!

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@acoyne Speaking from Ottawa, the city is covered in construction work. If we want to increase the rate of house-building, who is going to do it? I am not sure the workforce could cope with much expansion on the current rate unless we prioritize immigration of construction workers.

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

Also of interest
https://t.co/Epniuoapxm

[Tony Gaston @Knomealone]

@Ant_Partnership Any chance the instrument could be wrong?