I spent a few hours this Christmas Eve morn looking around several urban parks along Alum Creek in NE Columbus. I stopped at Tanager Woods, Innis Park, and Mock Park. These parks are strung along the Alum Creek greenbelt, a narrow green corridor in a rapidly sub-urbanizing part of Columbus. The Alum Creek bikepath being slowly built along the corridor appears to now reach south of Mock Park, down to near Brittany Hills. Birding was spotty; some spots had lots of activity, while others where quiet. Nothing very unusual, but some interesting birds. Notables: Wild Turkey - 2 at Mock Park (1 was found here on the CBC) Red-shouldered hawk - 1 was calling at Tanager Woods, about where Charlie Bombaci found one on the CBC Red-tailed Hawk - several were perched along the route. Pileated Woodpecker - 1 was at Innis Park, an unusual location for them Brown Creepers - 1-2 were at each park, which is fairly typical along this riparian strip Carolina Wrens - surprisingly common, with 4-6 at most stops. The recent snow hasn't had much effect on them. E.Bluebirds - 2 were at Innis Park, while another was at Mock Park Mockingbirds - 3 were in the privet-infested marsh north of Mock Road's intersection with Sunbury Rd. Yellow-rumped Warblers - 5 were at Mock Park, while 1-2 were at the other parks. Tree Sparrows - 2-3 were at both Innis and Mock Parks White-throated Sparrows - fairly common, with 15-20 at each park. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]