Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 14:27:40 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Walter Ellison Subject: Re: Horsehead Neck Sunday 3 Nov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lydia Schindler" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Horsehead Neck Sunday 3 Nov > Hi, Walter: > > More etymology: You describe the nuthatches as "hatching loblolly > cones". What does this use of "hatching" include? > > Lydia Schindler > Darnestown My reasons for writing about our chisel-beaked friend that way runs along these lines - the name nuthatch apparently originates from "nut hack" so if nuthatches "hatch" nuts then they can do the same for unopened cones on pines and the like. I hope this clarifies the method in my madness. Good Birding, Walter Ellison MD-DC Atlas Coordinator - MOS 23460 Clarissa Road Chestertown, MD 21620 phone: 410-778-9568 e-mail: rossgull@crosslink.net "A person who is looking for something doesn't travel very fast" - E. B. White (in "Stuart Little") ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================