We first saw one of these birds in Panama on the way home from seeing the Total Eclipse of the Sun on Easter Island in July 2010. Our stop at Canopy Tower was brief, and we didn't have binoculars (we weren't really birders yet), but guides pointed out a number of birds to us including at least one anhinga.
We found one on our own in Florida, Feb 25, 2011 on our trip to see one of the last Space Shuttle Launches
We've also seen them in Louisiana, Texas, Cuba, and I had a rare siting in Rockland County, New York.
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