Roadrunners on Fire
By: Kevin and Tyler
Our Bird List
Bird |
Place |
Date |
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Morning Dove |
Belton,Tx. |
11/7/98 |
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Cardinal |
Belton |
11/8/98 |
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Crow |
Temple Mall |
11/8/98 |
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Grackal |
Temple Mall |
11/8/98 |
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Wild Turkeys |
Belton,Tx. |
11/12/98 |
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Turkey Buzzard |
Belton,Tx. |
11/12/98 |
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Sparrow |
Miller Springs |
11/17/98 |
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Field Lark |
Miller Springs |
11/17/98 |
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Black Buzzard |
Country Road |
11/26/98 |
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Red Bellied Woodpecker |
Belton,Tx. |
11/27/98 |
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Northern Mockingbird |
Belton,Tx. |
11/28/98 |
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Ostrich |
Belton,Tx. |
12/10/98 |
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Greater Roadrunner |
Belton,Tx. |
12/11/98 |
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Geese |
Shooting Range |
12/16/98 |
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Carolina Chickadee |
Belton,Tx. |
12/16/98 |
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Great Horned Owl |
Deer Lease |
12/20/98 |
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Blue Jay |
Belton,Tx. |
12/28/98 |
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Lark Sparrow |
Belton,Tx. |
12/28/98 |
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Great Blue Heron |
Holland,Tx. |
1/6/99 |
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Ruby Throated Hummingbird |
Belton,Tx. |
1/6/99 |
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Rock Dove |
Belton,Tx. |
1/7/99 |
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American Robin |
Belton,Tx. |
1/2/99 |
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Northern Shoveler |
Holland,Tx. |
1/9/99 |
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Eastern Blue Bird |
Belton,Tx. |
2/5/99 |
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Research on the Roadrunner
The roadrunner is part of the cuckoo family, and is capable of running up to 20mph. it rarely flies. when alarmed or curious, it raises it's crest, and utters a series of coos.
Diet: almost anything that moves, smaller than itself. insects, spiders, scorpions, lizards, rodents, fruit, and small birds all consist of it's diet. it's also famous for a snake killer.
Size: 24 inches tall, streaked and slender, about the size of a chicken.
Fieldmarks: long legs, mixture of black and white, has short band of colors behind eye.
Habitat: open floor of dry plains and desserts, treeless regions. doesn't migrate.
