How it works
Pick a level
Easy for early readers. Hard hides words in all eight directions, including backwards.
Download or print
One clean US Letter page, with the answer key on page two. Nothing to sign up for.
Grab a pencil
Or solve on screen: tap the first and last letter of each word you find.
About this puzzle
Big, bold letters and fewer, longer words: an easier-on-the-eyes backyard birds word search. Cardinals at the feeder and a woodpecker on the old maple. A bird-watching word search for the binoculars-by-the-window crowd.
The large print edition uses an 11×11 grid that fills a letter-size page, and words only run across, down or diagonally down.
All 30 words in this theme: Cardinal, Bluejay, Robin, Chickadee, Goldfinch, Sparrow, Woodpecker, Hummingbird, Oriole, Bluebird, Mockingbird, Nuthatch, Wren, Warbler, Tanager, Heron, Egret, Pelican, Osprey, Baldeagle, Owl, Hawk, Falcon, Loon, Mallard, Puffin, Feeder, Binoculars, Birdbath, Nest.
Talk about it
Questions to share while solving, for activity groups, memory care or a visit with family:
- Which bird do you hear first in the morning?
- Did you ever keep a bird feeder? Which birds came?
- Do you have a favorite bird song you can describe or whistle?
- Have you ever seen a hummingbird up close?
- Did anyone in your family keep a bird list or a field guide?
Activity tip: Play a short recording of bird songs and see who can match one to a word on the list, like CARDINAL or CHICKADEE.
Questions
How big are the letters?
The grid fills most of a letter-size page, with letters about one and a half times the size of a regular (Medium) word search, and the word list is printed in large type too.
Are these suitable for memory care or activity groups?
Yes. Words only run left to right, top to bottom or diagonally down, so the puzzles are relaxing rather than tricky. Print as many copies as your group needs.
Is there a harder version?
Every theme also has a regular print edition with Easy, Medium and Hard levels.