I hawk with great ease and to the great discomfort of the Hawks. And its mate who kept itself at a safe distance. I heard a Shrike making quite a musical note. These birds are quite imitative but perhaps it is to decoy smaller birds and seize them as prey. I have seen them fly towards the place where a Blackbird was sitting and the Blackbird would always retreat. In the same way I have seen the Meadowlark and Black Phoebe make way for the Blackbird. So it seems that might is right among some birds at least. I discovered two Red- shafted Flickers in the corn crib and had an opportunity to witness a fight between them with their bills in which the birds pecked each other with their bills and they would hold on just as long as they can.