Events and Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meeting
About Monthly Meetings
Each month from September through May, South Shore Audubon Society presents a nature-themed program. All are invited to attend; and there is absolutely no charge.
DATE: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - Online
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Via Zoom
Register in advance here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/vhhZOSmDRo6lObi07vdGUQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Speaker(s): Todd Green
Topic: Why Fly? Flightless Birds of the World with Todd Green
Flight is the one of the most unique adaptations birds possess, but some have lost the ability to fly. Whether you are a backyard birder or a dinosaur nut, join us for a virtual lecture with Dr. Todd Green, an avian paleontologist who will guide you through Earth’s grounded birds. He will fly through the life history, anatomy, and evolution of flightless phenoms such as the water-savvy penguins, recently extinct dodos, and towering terror birds.
Todd is an assistant professor of anatomy at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, where he investigates comparative and functional anatomy of extinct and extant archosaurs, a group that includes avian dinosaurs (birds), non-avian dinosaurs, crocodilians, and pterosaurs. Todd’s research focuses particularly on the group of birds known as paleognaths, which include tinamous, moas, elephant birds, ostriches, rheas, kiwis, emus, and cassowaries.
Todd serves on the SSAS Board of Directors and as a scientific consultant for various scientific education projects (e.g., The Cassowary Kid: Life with Living Dinosaurs, Hope for the Wild: Cassowaries, Dinosaur Empire).