ABC Bird of the Week Scavenger Hunt and Crossword
Across
- 2. Sometimes called the 'necklaced warbler'
- 5. Martha was the name of the last known member of this species
- 8. Swan first described for science by Meriwether Lewis
- 9. Name for a group of Acorn Woodpeckers
- 12. Also known as Kiwikiu
- 16. Total number of Spoonbill species in the world
- 20. In Latin America, this warbler is called "little torch"
- 23. Known for its cat-like mewing calls
- 24. Largest North American Wren
- 26. This bird was split from the Kentish Plover in 2011
- 27. Largest breeding colony of Northern Gannets
Down
- 1. Largest North American diving duck
- 3. Lacy feathers that egrets develop during breeding season
- 4. Hedwig in Harry Potter was this type of bird
- 6. Largest North American Rail
- 7. Where one can see the Marvelous Spatuletail
- 10. Known as the 'devil's owl' in Brazil
- 11. Largest Penguin species in the world
- 13. This tern has a pinkish wash on its chest
- 14. This bird has 'peekholes' in its upper eyelids
- 15. National bird of Jamaica
- 17. Mesoamerican rulers like Montezuma used its feathers for headdresses
- 18. Used to be known as Pigeon Hawk
- 19. Previously named Azure Warbler by Audubon
- 21. Bird that seems to wearing a 'backwards tuxedo"
- 22. Literal translation of its Latin name is "country swallow"
- 25. New World Vulture with best sense of smell
- 28. Smallest breeding bird in the United States