| 100% | OVENBIRD | 8 | Small bird that creates a dome-like structure as its nest |
| 44% | JACANA | 6 | African ___, bird that creates a lilypad-like floating nest |
| 44% | WREN | 4 | Small songbird that builds a domed nest |
| 42% | PEWEE | 5 | Bird that's as small as it sounds |
| 42% | PENGUIN | 7 | Bird that looks like it's wearing a tuxedo |
| 40% | PEACOCK | 7 | Male bird that displays its long feathers like a fan |
| 40% | SKUA | 4 | Bird that sounds as though it would be good barbecued on a spit |
| 37% | OHM | 3 | Small measure of resistance that sounds as though it is part of a meditative chant |
| 35% | DAM | 3 | Structure that creates a reservoir |
| 35% | BEE | 3 | ___ hummingbird, colorful small bird endemic to the island of Cuba that shares part of its name with a honey-producing insect |
| 35% | OPTICDISC | 9 | Eye part that creates a small blind spot |
| 35% | JAY | 3 | Bird that sounds like a letter |
| 34% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that may nest on a cliff |
| 34% | REALTIME | 8 | As it happens, like a livestream: Hyph. |
| 34% | EATINGCROW | 10 | Bird that thinks it's a restaurant critic? |
| 34% | WILDGOOSE | 9 | Bird that gives its name to a pointless search |
| 34% | GOOSE | 5 | Bird that looks like a duck and loves water |
| 34% | TALKINGTURKEY | 13 | Bird that thinks it's a television show host? |
| 33% | SUCTIONCUP | 10 | It creates a small vacuum |
| 33% | BOAT | 4 | Playful paper projects! Sailing vessel that may be created as an origami craft, and used by kids at a small stream |
| 33% | CARTOON | 7 | Animations like "Tom and Jerry" that might be created by a creative person, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 33% | LOON | 4 | Aquatic bird that sounds like a silly person |
| 33% | QUAIL | 5 | Game bird that's smaller than a pheasant |
| 33% | EMU | 3 | Bird that's a primate minus its first and last letters |
| 32% | TWIG | 4 | Small stick in a bird's nest |
| 32% | LIMB | 4 | It might support a bird's nest |
| 32% | TWIGS | 5 | Small branches that birds make nests with |
| 32% | PEA | 3 | Small vegetable that sounds like a letter |
| 32% | GROWLER | 7 | Small iceberg that sounds like a bear |
| 32% | TIGHT | 5 | Like a shirt that's too small |