Unscramble Bird Names

When the scrambled bird names listed below are unscrambled and placed along the horizontal rows, the letters in the dark boxes will spell out another bird name!

1. ORCNOD
2. LWLDAGA
3. DIRFRBUS
4. TRARSTED
5. IHCEWRDOT
6. OLNLOISBP
7. TTHHNAUC
8. HLOREVES

Scroll down to see the answer!

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Answer:

1. Condor
2. Gadwall
3. Surfbird
4. Redstart
5. Dowitcher
6. Spoonbill
7. Nuthatch
8. Shoveler

The dark boxes spell out “cardinal”.