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It’s Official! The ‘Devil Bird’ HAS Been Spotted in Washington State
The other day we were talking about how there have been reports of the Anhinga bird, also called the Devil Bird, were found as far north as New York when they're mostly found in northern South America and around the Gulf of Mexico.
There's always a chance of spotting one outside of that region but couldn't find any confirmed sightings in Washington State.
That was until this past weekend.
Mark Sandridge reached out to me saying he read the article and had, indeed, had a confirmed sighting of the Devil Bird right here in the Pacific Northwest.
I saw your article on anhingas. I've lived in WA state, west of Port Orchard, which is on the Sinclair Inlet of Puget Sound for about the past 14 years. In the Inlet there are posts sticking out of the water, probably left over from past walkways. I've seen anhingas sitting on those posts with their wings out, drying them, numerous times. Just thought I'd let you know if it's of any interest to you.
This is of great interest, not only to me, but to environmentalists who have been saying seeing the Devil Bird so far away from their usual habitat could mean bad news as it could be another sign of global warming.
The Devil Bird, with their turkey feather tail and long snake-like neck love fish so it's no doubt they're been seen in Washington. We have the best seafood on the planet! But jokes aside, interesting to know that they've been making the trek to the Northwest.
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