| 100% | FALCON | 6 | Fast-flying bird of prey that soars high as the mascot for Atlanta's NFL team |
| 62% | EAGLE | 5 | Bald ___, sharp-eyed bird of prey that swoops in as the mascot for Philadelphia's NFL team |
| 49% | RAVEN | 5 | Black-plumed bird that makes noise as the mascot for Baltimore's NFL team |
| 40% | DUCK | 4 | Web-footed water bird that makes waves as the mascot for Anaheim's NHL team |
| 39% | FALCONS | 7 | Atlanta NFL team that's "for the birds" |
| 34% | PELICAN | 7 | Long-beaked water bird that makes a splash as the mascot for New Orleans' NBA team |
| 33% | JAY | 3 | Blue ___, bright blue songbird that proudly sings as the mascot for Toronto's MLB team |
| 33% | MUTE | 4 | Type of swan that includes one specimen, weighed at over 50 pounds, that qualified as the largest weight ever verified for a flying bird |
| 32% | FALCON | 6 | Peregrine ___, bird of prey which is the fastest bird in the world that can reach a speed of 240 mph |
| 32% | MELEES | 6 | Modern term for medieval fighting competitions of two mounted teams that fill the same niche as today's paintball games |
| 31% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's the mascot for Tootsie Pops |
| 31% | OSPREY | 6 | Bird of prey also known as the fish hawk |
| 31% | ERNE | 4 | Bird of prey such as the white-tailed eagle |
| 30% | GIANTS | 6 | NFL team that doesn't play home games in the state it's named for |
| 30% | FALCONCARESSED | 14 | Bird of prey that's gently petted? |
| 30% | SST | 3 | Fast flier of the past, for short |
| 30% | BALD | 4 | ___ eagle, bird of prey that can fly 225 miles in a day during migration |
| 29% | SCREECHOWL | 10 | Small bird of prey of the Americas such as the Eastern — |
| 29% | BEARS | 5 | NFL team known as "the Monsters of the Midway" |
| 29% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's the mascot of Wise potato chips |
| 29% | ROC | 3 | A mythical bird of prey that hunted Elephants, which Sinbad used as a form of transport |
| 29% | VULTURE | 7 | Large diurnal bird of prey of the hawk family that feeds on carrion |
| 29% | KITE | 4 | European bird of prey with a deeply forked tail such as the Red — |
| 28% | CHICAGOBEARS | 12 | NFL team that began as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | FROG | 4 | Type of animal that's the mascot for Honey Smacks cereal |
| 28% | OWL | 3 | Barn ___, "wise" bird of prey that can detect sounds up to 12,000 Hz, far beyond the human hearing range |
| 28% | MIGRATION | 9 | The process of birds flying south for the winter |
| 28% | PENGUIN | 7 | King ___, bird species for Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III, mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard |
| 27% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird of prey in the center of Mexico's flag |
| 27% | LARKS | 5 | Birds that do things just for the fun of it? |