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ST. GEORGE — Meep! Meep!
Roadrunners can be found in shrubby, rocky landscapes speckled with short trees in the desert hills throughout the southwest. While uncommon, the species is "fairly widely distributed," Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokesman Adam Kavalunas told St. George News.
In St. George, the ground-based species is often found near subdivisions, where there are fewer predators, or on golf courses where there is plenty of water and food, Kavalunas said.
"I bet they're actually out on the course quite often," he said, adding, "There's always a lot of life around a golf course because of the amount of water."
Throughout the summer, multiple SunRiver residents reported sighting rare white roadrunners, but it's unclear if the birds are albino or leucistic — phenomena affecting approximately 1 in 30,000 birds, with leucism being much more common, Kavalunas said.
