| 100% | OWLS | 4 | Nocturnal birds that are the team name for Temple University |
| 48% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's also the nickname for an athlete from Temple University |
| 48% | ORIOLE | 6 | Colorful bird that Baltimore's baseball team is named for |
| 43% | PELICAN | 7 | Bird that Alcatraz was named for |
| 42% | ORIOLES | 7 | MLB team named for the state bird of Maryland |
| 42% | NESTS | 5 | Homes that are for the birds |
| 40% | PTARMIGANS | 10 | Alaskan state birds that are perpetually on the menu for Alaskan Arctic foxes |
| 40% | ASTERS | 6 | Flowers that are named after the Greek word for "star" |
| 39% | NATS | 4 | Team that was formerly the Montreal Expos, for short |
| 38% | STETSON | 7 | Florida university whose teams are aptly named the Hatters |
| 38% | RAVEN | 5 | Black-plumed bird that makes noise as the mascot for Baltimore's NFL team |
| 38% | OWL | 3 | Nocturnal bird that is a symbol of wisdom |
| 38% | DUCK | 4 | Web-footed water bird that makes waves as the mascot for Anaheim's NHL team |
| 37% | ORIOLE | 6 | State bird of Maryland, for which a baseball team was named |
| 37% | COCOAPUFFS | 10 | *Cereal that Sonny the Cuckoo Bird is "cuckoo for" |
| 37% | EMU | 3 | Bird that was the subject of an Australian war |
| 37% | ARIL | 4 | Technical name for that part of a nutmeg seed that is ground into the spice mace |
| 37% | PELICAN | 7 | Long-beaked water bird that makes a splash as the mascot for New Orleans' NBA team |
| 37% | CARDIO | 6 | Informal name for a hospital department related to the heart that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 36% | OWL | 3 | Wise bird that is nocturnal |
| 36% | HORNET | 6 | Insect that a pro team from Charlotte is named for |
| 35% | EMUS | 4 | Australian birds that are the world's second tallest, behind ostriches |
| 35% | POLOSHIRTS | 10 | Clothing items that (despite the name) were originally designed for tennis |
| 35% | EMU | 3 | Flightless Outback bird that was the target in a "Great War" |
| 35% | IBISES | 6 | Birds that were symbols of the Egyptian god Thoth |
| 35% | DODO | 4 | Bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius |
| 35% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play that was the basis for "Cabaret" |
| 35% | BEAN | 4 | Seed that is the source for 20a |
| 35% | FALCON | 6 | Fast-flying bird of prey that soars high as the mascot for Atlanta's NFL team |
| 35% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |