I bike-birded the Spit early this morning, trying to cover as much ground as possible before the rain settled in. The Triangle Pond was a hive of activity, with Great Blue Heron (3), Great Egret (1), Black-Crowned Night Heron (5--all juvenile), Green Heron (3), Wood Duck (10), Belted Kingfisher, and Sora. The Sora--the first I've seen in this location--was out in plain view actively feeding. I was standing on the viewing platform on the west side of the pond, near the beaver lodge and looking directly across at the reeds on the other side when the rail popped out and started walking across the lily pads.
A little further south, past the Goldfish Pond and right at 9:30, three Whimbrel flew overhead calling, flying from west to east. Other birds in this general area included a pair of Brown Thrasher in the same bush, a Hermit Thrush, and a female Black-throated Blue Warbler.
On the Outer Arm or Endikement, I found a flock of 12 American Pipit feeding on one of the small peninsulas that point towards Ashbridges Bay. On the last of these peninsulas going south, there was a single Palm Warbler.
Other birds of interest: 2 Northern Harrier, one at Pipit Point and the other flying over Cell 1; one Merlin, one Kestrel, and one Falcon sp.; and a collection of waterfowl in Bay D that included a single Northern Pintail, Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal, and Pie-billed Grebe. A fine day to be out, despite the blustery conditions.
