Across
- 4. soft cooing sound
- 9. a vocal imitator
- 10. northern quail
- 14. iridescent green head
- 15. solid black plummage and cawing sound
- 16. yellow tufted tail feathers
- 17. small size but are seen everywhere from rural landscapes to urban area
- 18. feeds primarily on fish, maturing at 4-5 yrs of age
Down
- 1. nested in the thistle down
- 2. nested atop the Spartan Stadium
- 3. call alerts cottagers to summer
- 5. State bird of Michigan
- 6. only the males sing
- 7. blends into the winter landscape
- 8. mates for life
- 11. a favorite of calendars and Christmas cards
- 12. aggressive traits
- 13. nests in the natural tree hollows
- 16. perches on fence posts