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Was it the Jersey Devil that Rodney B. Windenhammer of Somers Point saw at Kennedy Park the night of May 8, 2001? Windenhammer said, "It had the head of a collie, the wings of a bat and cloven feet. It appeared to be around two feet high and weighing about fifteen pounds." He watched the creature for about ten minutes while it walked slowly at the waters edge scratching at the seaweed. The tide was high and a full moon lit the calm water to the east.
Fearing no one would believe him, he returned to his car to get his
camcorder.
In his excitement he had forgotten to disable his car alarm. " It
went off scaring the thing. It took off
towards Ship Channel at a very low altitude, squawking a terrible
sound."
Windenhammer’s description is similar to the 1735 report:
In 1735, a woman named Leeds, who had already had 12 children, gave birth to a 13th. During labor she proclaimed, "May the Devil take this one!". The baby, upon being born, turned into a monster with the head of a collie, the wings of a bat and cloven feet. It promptly flew out the window and has been haunting the Pine Barrens ever since, mutilating animals, scaring the locals and bringing bad luck.