Most activity tends to be at dusk, dawn, or throughout the night but they occasionally may be active during the daylight. The coyote is an omnivorous opportunist and a very adaptable predator. They eat primarily mice, rats, ground squirrels, gophers, lagomorphs, and carrion. Some insects, reptiles, amphibians, fruits, and occasionally birds, their eggs, and deer fawns may be taken as well. They also have been known to take sheep and domestic fowl.
Prey is obtained by pouncing, stalking, and chasing in open habitats.
Male ranges may overlap one another but females rarely do. No information is available regarding territory. Breeding occurs from January to March and gestation takes about 63 days. May. One litter per year of one to 11 pups are born. Pups are weaned at five to seven weeks and leave parents at six to nine months.