We're in an area that's hard to define as far as regions go. It's west of the Mississippi River, so it's not the "southeast," but as far as plants and wildlife go we have more of the southeastern varieties than the western ones. On the other hand, whatever you'd find in eastern Oklahoma and North Texas can be found here as well, including lots and lots of armadillos. (Armadillos are currently my dad's number one pest because they're digging up the yards.) Up in dry clearings in the hills, you can find prickly pear cactus alongside the more Eastern types of hardwoods and Southern pines. So I agree, it does seem a little unexpected, but according to the Cornell Ornithology Lab, the greater roadrunner's range expanded during the 20th century, so that we're included in the eastern extent of the range now.
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Date: 2010-05-13 03:23 pm (UTC)We're in an area that's hard to define as far as regions go. It's west of the Mississippi River, so it's not the "southeast," but as far as plants and wildlife go we have more of the southeastern varieties than the western ones. On the other hand, whatever you'd find in eastern Oklahoma and North Texas can be found here as well, including lots and lots of armadillos. (Armadillos are currently my dad's number one pest because they're digging up the yards.) Up in dry clearings in the hills, you can find prickly pear cactus alongside the more Eastern types of hardwoods and Southern pines. So I agree, it does seem a little unexpected, but according to the Cornell Ornithology Lab, the greater roadrunner's range expanded during the 20th century, so that we're included in the eastern extent of the range now.