Florida's Coastal Birds Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• white ibis : usually in groups, they use their reddish pink curved bills to probe for their prey
• luna : ambassador for the peace river wildlife center
• bald eagle : use same nest site every year, and they are known to steal other creature's catches
• fish crow : distinguishes itself from others by the double "cah" sound it makes
• piping plover : endangered due to habit loss and predation, they run on the shore with orange legs, and nest in the sand
• osprey : hawk that likes to nest on tall man-made structures. it is also known as "fish hawk"
• brown pelican : feeding by plunge-diving, swallows its' catch head first
• black skimmer : drags its' lower bill along the water while flying to catch small fish
• sander lings : on the beach, they run back and forth in sync with the waves
• snowy egret : almost went extinct due to its plumage, wears yellow boots.
• cormorant : has a hooked bill, often seen on channel markers drying its wings
• heron : great blue _ : tallest of the wading birds at 50 inches
• frigate bird : breeding males have a bright red throat pouch
• laughing gull : numbers are dropping partly due to improved garbage disposal