Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 24, DeMotte, Jasper County, 5 January 1933 — Crow Is Victor in Battle With Hawk [ARTICLE]

Crow Is Victor in Battle With Hawk

Shamokin, Pa.—A battle between a crow and a chicken hawk in midair interested road workers engaged in repairing the highway over Cameron mountain near here. The crow surprisingly won the battle, according to the witnesses. When they first saw the unusual conflict, the hawk was pursuing the crow. . Suddenly the crow circled above the hawk and dropped on its back. From this vantage point it pecked at the hawk’s head. The larger bird shook ofT its tormentor. The crow maneuvered back to its position on the hawk. Again it peeked steadily until the bird of prey dropped. The workers found the hawk dead. It measured 2^ feet from wing tip to wing tip. The crow was a medium-sized representative of its kind.