BirdFinder is exactly what you need to spend time away from time-wasting and deleterious online habits and apps that try to do the thinking for you. In fact, it’s a good use of mental faculties (YOUR mental faculties) that are in danger of atrophy with too much social media use.
To solve these puzzles, all you have to do is use the clues to find bird-words hidden in the jumble of letters. Some of the clues are visual, while some are cryptic phrases (a lot like CrossBird, our bird-themed crossword). Some unsolicited advice: Be patient, and don’t waste your time Googling the answer, because that can be frustrating. You can go right, left, and diagonally up or down, but always in a straight sequence in a single line. If you use Hints, your try won’t be scored. And if you choose the Reveal option, the puzzle will be solved for you without scoring.
These puzzles are made with human brain matter and no AI. They are created with PuzzleMe, the amazing free software from AmuseLabs.
Here is the introductory set of BirdFinder puzzles. For more, visit the BirdFinder landing page.
BirdFinder is the latest addition to The Green Ogre’s arsenal of intelligent human-powered games and puzzles. If you spot mistakes, it’s because human intelligence is a beautiful, nuanced, imperfect thing. The goal of these puzzles is to feel good thinking, and not be out-thought by machines. If that sounds Luddite to you, sorry.
Meanwhile, you may want to try some other puzzles and fun bird games on The Green Ogre, which our readers love. And if you really love our stuff, consider subscribing to our free zero-spam online newsletter, NaturAlly.
