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What is the State Bird of New Mexico?

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In fact, they are central to many Mexican and Native American spiritual beliefs, and have been named the state bird of New Mexico. 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.

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Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania: A Review by an Atlas Novice

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of New Mexico Press, 2005). The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State (Cornell Univ. Brauning, Chief Nongame Ornithologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and Robert S. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Nevada (Univ. of Nevada Press, 2007) features a cover by David Sibley.