Other sounds produced include shrill squawking and chattering. Nestlings communicate with squealing or squawking calls. It is a gregarious species, continuously chattering with a range of whistling and squawking calls. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls; stout, longish bills; and webbed feet. Behavior includes flying about the intruder, dive bombing, loud squawking and defecating on the predator. The squawking sounds the toy produces are recordings of a parrot. In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call. The first responded negatively because the Black Hawks were squawking the wrong code. Other than post-laying squawking, normal hen sounds are not audible at . But she blocked my way, taring into my eyes and squawking her horrible song. Lorraine Ali, writing for "Newsweek", described the song as "annoying pileup of squawking instruments". It also makes a variety of harsh squawking sounds for a variety of reasons.