| 100% | SWAN | 4 | Bird whose male is known a "cob" |
| 68% | GEESE | 5 | Birds whose group is known as a gaggle |
| 64% | OWLS | 4 | Birds whose collective group is known as a "parliament" |
| 56% | SWAN | 4 | Bird whose young are known as cygnets |
| 54% | SWAN | 4 | Bird whose young is called a cygnet |
| 53% | EMUS | 4 | Birds whose eggs are incubated by males |
| 51% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is a Midwest school's initials |
| 51% | SPANIEL | 7 | Brittany __ is known as a bird hunting dog |
| 49% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 49% | HERA | 4 | Goddess whose bird was a peacock |
| 48% | FLAMINGO | 8 | A bird whose pink plumage is due to its diet |
| 48% | FLEDGLING | 9 | A baby bird whose wings are good enough for flight |
| 47% | EARL | 4 | British nobleman whose wife is known as a countess |
| 47% | NIKE | 4 | Shoe brand whose logo is known as a "swoosh" |
| 47% | WINGSPAN | 8 | Board game whose dice tower is a bird feeder |
| 46% | VMA | 3 | MTV honor whose trophy is known as a "Moonman": Abbr. |
| 46% | PEACOCK | 7 | Male "proud" bird whose scientific name is Pavo cristatus |
| 46% | SALESMAN | 8 | A male whose job is to sell things |
| 45% | BILLYZANE | 9 | "Titanic" actor whose first name is a male goat: 2 wds. |
| 45% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Thor" actor whose first name is a male cat: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JACKQUAID | 9 | "Novocaine" actor whose first name is a male donkey: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ARIZONA | 7 | US state whose capital is a mythological bird |
| 44% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose male hatches the eggs |
| 44% | RHEA | 4 | Bird whose male hatches the eggs |
| 44% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose males incubate the eggs |
| 44% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose males incubate the eggs |
| 44% | DRONE | 5 | Male bee in a colony whose function is to mate with the queen |
| 44% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 43% | SEATTLESEAHAWKS | 15 | Pro team whose mascot is a blue bird named Blitz |
| 43% | DOVE | 4 | Brand of soap whose name is a bird |