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Only one is the real coyote, the rest are Acme brand automated decoys so the roadrunner doesn’t know which to run from.
But actually, what you are probably seeing is a stealth move. Most of what coyotes hunt don’t have the benefit of our height and field of vision, one coyote at a time looks like one coyote instead of a pack. Also reduces the sound of the pack moving if everyone goes down the same trail. When you see them doing this they’re probably not even hunting, but moving around their territory while trying to remain unobtrusive.
Coyotes pack structure was misunderstood up until about 50yrs ago. They have always been capable of forming packs, and like wolves their default is family. You probably see mom or dad go first, then younger, then the other parent. Compared to wolves though they are not as strict about how they build a pack, they have more fluid membership and killing one of the mating pair is not as detrimental to the survival of the pack as it is for wolves. Plus, coyote diet makes them much scrappier survivors if they have to go solo.
Out of curiosity, is your home rural, suburban, or urban? Their base nature remains the same but they adjust to environment. I’m going to lean on this being a well established route they know is safe for moving between the den, water, and food, but they also know there’s neighborhood dogs, traffic patterns, humans that might chase/harm them, and are just doing what they’ve always done to minimize risks.