Ispent parts of the last 2 mornings hiking around several ravines off Alum Creek in COlumbus.   These ranged from the very natural Spring Creek ravine in Sharon Woods MetroPark to the more fragmented ravines in Innis Park and Maple Canyon.  This is prime time to look for unusual breeding birds here, but I limited luck here.  All of these ravines are now surrounded by development, some more closely than others, so they don't often have the full set of riparian forest birds.  Lots of interesting residents, including

Acadian FLycatchers - decent numbers in all 3 ravines
Crested Flycatchers - pair with fledgeling at Innis, and another bird at Maple Cyn, but none at Spring Creek
Yellow-thr.Vireo - only 1 on territory, at Innis
Red-eyed Vireos - good #s in each area
Gnatcatchers - several juveniles following parents at each site
Wood Thrush - 2-3 on territories at Innis, and another 1-2 at Spring Creek
Warblers - no strays, but the expected Yellow-throateds were at Innis & Spring Creek
Indigo Bunting - plenty of these little beauties along the wood edges at all 3 sites

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