What is Buzzards Bay?
'''Buzzards Bay''' is a [[bay]] next to the southeastern part of the [[United States|U.S. State]] of [[Massachusetts]]. It is around 28 miles long and eight miles wide. Buzzards Bay is a popular place for [[tourism]], [[fishing]] and [[boat]]ing. The name was given to this bay by colonists who saw a large [[bird]] they called a [[buzzard]] near the shores. But it was really an [[osprey]]. Towns on Buzzards Bay were hit hardest by the effects of [[Hurricane Bob]] in August 1991. [[Category:Bays of the United States]] [[Category:Geography of Massachusetts]]