rns, barbed wire and similar projectionsDiet: insects, mice, small birds and other vertebrates, such as frogs and snakesVocalization: no song; utters a shrill, clear, creaking prolonged note, similar to the grating of a rusty hinge moved to and fro; heard only in the spring when the hen is sitting??? It???s habit of impaling prey on thorns and barbed wire fences has earned it the common name of ??