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What is the State Bird of New Mexico?

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Rattlesnakes are fair game, as are other reptiles, scorpions, frogs, birds, and insects. million breeding birds, Greater Roadrunners have a stable population (according to Partners in Flight). Their impressive speed is used for hunting, and roadrunners will eat almost anything that moves.

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California Quail, The California State Bird: Now Forming Coveys

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All New World Quail are highly gregarious, typically found in coveys or flocks except during breeding season. These could be the beginning of the formation of coveys, post breeding season flocks that form when the chicks become independent at about three months old. The birds scatter, sometimes in different directions.