Highly adaptable, broad range. Plus, the “eastern coyote” is a coyote-wolf hybrid. It’s much larger than the western variant and is much bolder in certain circumstances.
Our coyotes out here (Arizona) are little skinny things that are light in weight and run off the minute you look at them.
coyote-wolf blend. wow.
Saw one crossing the road. Might have been a wolf.
Sucker looked like a sabertooth tiger. BIG.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/meet-the-coywolf/meet-the-coywolf/8605/
We used to call them “coydogs.” They are all over the place in New York.