Maine residents have just lately been reporting sightings of an anhinga hen across the Pine Tree State.
The Maine Audubon Society introduced that some folks on social media say they’ve seen an anhinga, also called the “satan hen,” in sure areas, in response to FOX 23 Maine.
One lady snapped a photograph of what gave the impression to be the winged animal and posted the picture within the “Maine Wildlife” Fb group on July 23, sparking feedback.
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The hen reporting web site, eBird, managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York, lists 39 confirmed sightings of the hen in Maine.

Anhingas are also called “satan birds” with their identify originating from the Brazilian Tupi Indians, in response to the Cornell Lab. (Bruce Benett through Getty Photos)
The sightings are thought-about uncommon, because the birds are solely recognized to be present in southern areas reminiscent of Florida, Texas, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states, in response to the Nationwide Audubon Society.
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The anhinga’s “satan hen” nickname originates from the Brazilian Tupi language, in response to Cornell’s web site.

The hen monitoring web site, eBird, has confirmed 39 sightings of anhingas in Maine. (Bruce Benett through Getty Photos)
A consultant from Cornell College Ornithology instructed Fox Information Digital that anhingas have been reported and confirmed by completely different observers in a number of Maine communities from July 24 by means of July 26.
“That doesn’t imply there are 39 birds — it’s prone to be one hen noticed by a number of folks,” the consultant wrote in an e-mail.
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Anhinga birds have an extended, slender neck with a “dagger-pointed invoice,” and white markings on the higher aspect of their wings.
“A darkish physique stealthily swims by means of a lake with solely a snakelike head poking above the floor. What might sound just like the Loch Ness monster is definitely an anhinga, swimming underwater and stabbing fish with its daggerlike invoice,” Cornell’s web site says.

The “satan birds” have lengthy, slender necks with white markings on the higher aspect of their wings. (Bruce Benett through Getty Photos)
“A bunch of birds are already beginning to head south for the winter, in order that often means this tends to be what we name our rarity season, when it looks like absolutely anything can present up anytime, wherever,” Maine Audubon Society Workers Naturalist Doug Hitchcox instructed FOX 23.
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Fox Information Digital reached out to the Maine Audubon for added remark.