This bird spent practically the entire winter of 1959 in the vicinity of my farm. I saw him on any number of occasions both flying and perched. On one occasion he was circling above me while two Crows dive-bombed him. I did not see a hit, but it had taken place as some of his large feathers were crushed and displaced. I have noticed in other instances that local birds seem to recognize a rare foreigner and resent his presence, and this itself becomes an aid in identification.
Author: Jenkins Jackson
Volume Number: 8 Year Published: 1960
Issue Number: 1-2
Page Number: 8
Link to article: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1960/Vol 8 No. 1, 2_1960_p8.pdf
Link to the full issue of BirdLife: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1960/Vol 8 No. 1, 2_1960.pdf
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