Buzzards Bay

Posted By: Gene Halpern - ex Nimble 20 'Morgan Truce'
Date: 6/29/08 7:57p.m.

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In Response To: hen vs. buzzards bay (scott barnes, n20)

"The name was given to this bay by colonists who saw a large bird that they called a buzzard near its shores. The bird was actually an osprey, and small numbers of osprey continue to breed along the shores of the bay." --Wikipedia Despite the early colonists lack of bird identification skills, I think I would give pause before venturing out on any body of water named after a creature as ominous as the buzzard. I mean, like if you're having a really bad day... the mast is broken in two, the sails have fouled the rudder, the engine won't start, and the bilge is filling with water... the LAST thing you want to see is buzzards circling overhead!