I birded several areas near this town along Darby Creek in far SW Franklin County, since it is often a bottleneck for migrants.  The cool overcast morning, made for an early flush of warblers & sparrows, but as the skies partially-cleared, they disappeared and flocks of grackle, robins, waxwings, and blue-jays became more prominent.  The main areas were Osprey Lake and the trails around the St 665 bridge over Darby Creek.  Highlights included:

cormorants - a high flock of 30 in a perfect 'V' couldn't be anything other than migrants

waterfowl - hardly any, save few Mallards and Canada Geese.  No movement of these yet.

raptors - lots of Turkey Vutlures, perhap 50 for the morning (30 at Osprey Lake was the largest flock), with only a few scattered Red-tailed Hawks (which were most likely residents).

swifts,swallows - steady trickle of Chimney Swifts, mostly in high, small flocks.  Had Rough-winged Swallows at several locations, with the biggest # being 12 at Osprey Lake

Flycatchers - Phoebes at several locations.  The only other flycatcher was a Wood Pewee at the 665 bridge.

Thrushes - a few Swainsons were lurking at most stops, but never enough to be common.  Small flocks of Robins were flying over most locations.

Waxwings - perhaps the most common bird of the morning, with 200+ in a few hours; lots of small-medium flocks, especially around Osprey Lake

Warblers - 8 species, mostly cold-hardy 'late' migrants: Yellow-rumps, Palm, Cape May, Black-thr.Green, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Common Yellowthroat, Redstart.  None had more than 3 individuals.

Grosbeaks,Buntings, Tanagers - No grosbeaks, but Indigo Buntings at several spots, and a Scarlet Tanager was feeding in bushes around the north edge of Osprey Lake.

Sparrows - still slim pickings, with Songs, Chippings, and Fields at most stops, but none of them very common, and no rarer or later migrants yet.

Blackbirds - small flocks of Redwings and some not-so-small flocks of grackles signaled that these birds were on the move.

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