With the coming of spring, many people tend to celebrate the warmth of the season in a variety of ways. For some folks, spring brings with it an interesting (albeit also rather quirky) pastime: bird watching. Certain extremely avid birdwatchers, however, are not interested in just any birds. These special bird watchers are particularly enthralled by watching the buzzards return on their long trip back from their migration to the south during winter. The commemoration of this day is Buzzards Day, a day that celebrates the long return of these birds to their nesting grounds during the beginning of spring each year. Buzzards, often found in North America, Scandinavia, and even the Mediterranean, are a species of vulture protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States. Vultures, such as buzzards, are protected because removing birds such as scavengers can have cascading impacts within an ecosystem and may even have a negative effect on human health. read more…

Celebrate it with our daily word search puzzle – Food Word Search!

Birds Word Search puzzle

This birds-themed printable word search features some key vocabulary for learning about different birds from around the world.

As you search this online puzzle for the names of different birds, you can be sent on a journey to learn about all kinds of birds from robins to magpies.

Online and printable word searches like this one can be used as a tool to improve spelling knowledge. You can complete it yourself just for fun, use it as a fun learning tool for your own children, or, if you’re a teacher, use it as a fun way to kickstart a lesson on spelling or wildlife.

If you’re going to use the word search as an educational tool, why not make things even more fun by making it a competition. Offer a bird-themed prize for the winner!

This birds word search would be a great task for a rainy afternoon for the family, as part of your lesson plan on animals or local wildlife, or a relaxing puzzle for adults after a stressful day.

Looking for the names of the birds in the word search might make you feel inspired to learn more about the birds that have been hidden, especially if you come across some species of bird that you weren’t previously familiar with. If you’re using it as part of a lesson, test the class’s knowledge of the different birds included, and look up the ones you don’t know together to learn more about them. Both you and the children might learn a lot!

• Play online or download and print
• Multiple difficulties to test your skills
• Find up to 23 words based on a range of birds