'Range
The coyote is fairly uniformly distributed throughout Oregon.
Description
Adults are about 50 pounds, 2 feet tall and 41 to 53 inches long. Its coat can be grayish, buff, pinkish-cinnamon, brownish, or a combination of those colors, but will typically have black-tipped hair on the ears, muzzle and feet.
Diet and habitat
It feeds on small mammals, birds, insects, fruit and carrion. It occurs in habitats ranging from grasslands to dense forests, and from remote wilderness to highly urbanized areas.
Predators and threats
People pose the greatest risk to coyotes. However, hawks and eagles may take pups.
Reproduction
Coyotes usually have one litter a year and around seven pups per litter, born in an underground den, where they remain for several weeks.