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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. Car collisions, feral cats, and run-ins with hunters also cause problems, even for this speed-racer. These ground birds have been clocked going 20 mph, though their coyote predators can go more than twice that.

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California Quail, The California State Bird: Now Forming Coveys

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At this age, they are also able to make short flights, a highly desirable trait for game birds. California Quail , being ground nesting game birds, have many predators which are assumed to be the primary cause of the specie’s mortality. My guess is that these chicks are about five weeks old.