Backyard Birds Word Search — Free Printable
From the cardinal at the feeder to the owl in the old oak — a puzzle for anyone who loves watching birds. Every bird here can be spotted in North America.
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1
Backyard Birds Word Search
Find all 12 words. They go across, down or diagonally — never backwards.
Name Date
INOOOYISDGKMBEMOWLYPNUDOAECHICKADEECOHTGUTARIRRKERDFUITRVEGIMNIDILNOSEPNINCOONLWHMKGPGRNLVCITIOBAOOOTEEHOTHIVOWPELICANNRISRRYHADWVLDPEFALCONFYTK
- FALCON
- CROW
- GOOSE
- CHICKADEE
- SPARROW
- PELICAN
- DOVE
- ORIOLE
- MOCKINGBIRD
- OWL
- GULL
- FINCH
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1 · Answer key
Answer key
Backyard Birds Word Search
INOOOYISDGKMBEMOWLYPNUDOAECHICKADEECOHTGUTARIRRKERDFUITRVEGIMNIDILNOSEPNINCOONLWHMKGPGRNLVCITIOBAOOOTEEHOTHIVOWPELICANNRISRRYHADWVLDPEFALCONFYTK
Where each word starts
- FALCON — row 12, column 3, across →
- CROW — row 7, column 3, down ↓
- GOOSE — row 8, column 2, down ↓
- CHICKADEE — row 3, column 3, across →
- SPARROW — row 1, column 8, down ↓
- PELICAN — row 10, column 4, across →
- DOVE — row 6, column 4, diagonally ↘
- ORIOLE — row 4, column 1, diagonally ↘
- MOCKINGBIRD — row 1, column 12, down ↓
- OWL — row 2, column 4, across →
- GULL — row 4, column 4, diagonally ↘
- FINCH — row 5, column 4, diagonally ↘
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For a different kind of puzzle on the same theme, print our backyard bird crossword or backyard bird word scramble.