Sorry for the late post, but I was out much of yesterday.  In the morning, I biked the Alum Creek bikepath from Bexley south to the Oxbow area of 3-Creeks Park.  This corridor has a narrow strip of forest over much of its length, but the southern portions (including Oxbow) are old dumpsites that have recovered into meadows and short second-growth forest.  All of the surrounding areas are urban or suburban, so this corridor is truly an isolated oasis in south Columbus.  I scratched up 42 species along it in 2.5 hours, with the highlights being:

Yellow-cr.Night Herons - the Preston Ave nest has 2 large juveniles in it, close to fledging.  One of the adults was tending to them, while the other was fishing down in the creek by the footbridge over Alum Creek between Wolfe & Academy Parks

Willow Flycatchers - rare in urban areas, at least 2 pair were on the old Welch dump along the bikepath, and another 2 pair were south of the Oxbow area.

Acadian Flycatchers - 4 of them were calling in the Oxbow forest, twice what is usually there.

White-eyed Vireo - one was singing in the Welch dump area, another unusual bird in so urban an area.

Rough-winged Swallows - many pairs with juveniles at many places along the creek.  They nest in the steeper banks here.

Wood Thrushes - surprisingly common, with singing birds at several spots along the trail, including 3 at the Oxbow forest.

Yellow-throated Warblers - at least 6 singing on territories along the trail.  This is a very good stretch for them.

Black&White Warblers - 2 were singing back & forth at the Oxbow forest.  They've become fairly regular along Alum Creek in the summer; it was not apparent if they had attracted mates, however.

Baltimore Orioles - at least 5 different juveniles along the creek, with 2 of them attended by parents.

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