Large-Print Bird Word Search Puzzles (4 Free Printables with Answers)

Four free large-print bird word searches: birds at the feeder, birds by the water, birds of prey and songbirds. Print one or all, with answer keys.

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The short answer

Four free large-print bird word searches, each on its own page, with an answer key at the end. Click "Print all puzzles" to print them all, or "Print this puzzle" under the one you want.

Four puzzles for bird watchers: the regulars at the backyard feeder, the herons and pelicans along the shore, hawks and eagles overhead, and the songbirds you hear at dawn. Most of these birds are common across the United States, so you may spot a few of them out your window today.

The rules are easy on the eyes: words read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

Puzzle 1: At the Bird Feeder

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • BLUE JAY
  • CARDINAL
  • CHICKADEE
  • DOVE
  • GOLDFINCH
  • JUNCO
  • NUTHATCH
  • SEED
  • SPARROW
  • SUET
  • THISTLE
  • TITMOUSE
  • WOODPECKER
  • WREN

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Puzzle 2: Birds by the Water

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • CRANE
  • EGRET
  • GOOSE
  • GULL
  • HERON
  • KINGFISHER
  • LOON
  • MALLARD
  • OSPREY
  • PELICAN
  • PUFFIN
  • SANDPIPER
  • SWAN
  • TERN

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Puzzle 3: Birds of Prey

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • BEAK
  • CONDOR
  • EAGLE
  • FALCON
  • HARRIER
  • HAWK
  • KESTREL
  • KITE
  • NEST
  • OWL
  • SOAR
  • TALONS
  • VULTURE
  • WINGSPAN

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Puzzle 4: Songbirds

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • BLUEBIRD
  • CATBIRD
  • CHIRP
  • DAWN
  • MEADOWLARK
  • MELODY
  • MOCKINGBIRD
  • ORIOLE
  • ROBIN
  • SONG
  • TANAGER
  • THRUSH
  • VIREO
  • WARBLER

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Answer key

The letters of each word are dark and boxed.

Puzzle 1: At the Bird Feeder
Puzzle 2: Birds by the Water
Puzzle 3: Birds of Prey
Puzzle 4: Songbirds

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