Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 30, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Mourning Dove - for eggs while gaining food
• Greater Prairie-Chicken - for Prairie Manager and another bonus card

Food

• Worm (for European Bee-Eater, which I plan to draw first turn)
• Rat
• Wheat (for Mourning Dove)

Bonus Card: Prairie Manager - Birds that can only live in Grasslands

Round 1

1. Draw Bird - European Bee-Eater (from tray, for Prairie Manager and potential worms while laying eggs)
2. Draw Bird - Burrowing Owl (from tray, for Prairie Manager, star nest for round end goal)
3. Play Bird - Mourning Dove in Woodlands (for egg while gaining food and 2nd round end goal)
4. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for European Bee-Eater), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Draw Birds - Spotted Sandpiper (low food cost for points and for more birds)
6. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for European Bee-Eater), Egg on Mourning Dove
7. Play Bird - Burrowing Owl in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and nest type for round end goal)
8. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Burrowing Owl for round end goal), Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 4 dice

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Bird - Black Vulture (from tray, no food cost bird to get 2nd in Woodlands to get more food, possible between turn food)
2. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
3. Play Bird - Black Vulture in Woodlands (to get further in Woodlands for 2 food, possible between turn food)
4. Gain Food - Wheat (for Greater Prairie-Chicken) and Worm from bird feeder (for European Bee-Eater), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Play Bird - European Bee-Eater in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and potential Worm when laying egg)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (2 in Woodlands for round end goal), Worm from European Bee-Eater's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
7. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Greater Prairie-Chicken), Egg on Mourning Dove

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Woodlands: 5 points (1st w/ 6 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Greater Prairie-Chicken in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager, kept Oologist bonus - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them, other option was Forester - Birds that only live in Woodlands, which I could not max)
2. Draw Birds - Common Starling (from deck) and Moltoni's Warbler (from tray, for Prairie Manager, discarded egg from Mourning Dove for 2nd), Baltimore Oriole from Spotted Sandpiper's power
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Moltoni's Warbler, was hoping for Berry on re-roll), Egg on Mourning Dove
4. Gain Food - 2 Berries from bird feeder (for Moltoni's Warbler and Baltimore Oriole), Egg on Mourning Dove
5. Play Bird - Moltoni's Warbler  in Grasslands (for Prairie Manager and to use it's round end power)
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (2 in cluster nests for round end goal, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Rat from Black Vulture's power

Round End: Played Baltimore Oriole in Woodlands using Moltoni's Warbler's power (used Worm and Wheat for 2nd Berry in food cost, high points, more food to probably cache on Common Starling next round end)

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Common Starling in Wetlands (to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds, to cache excess food)
2. Draw Birds - Osprey (from tray, low food cost for points to use Moltoni's Warbler's round end power) and Little Bustard (from deck), Double-Crested Cormorant from Spotted Sandpiper's power
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey and Little Bustard), Berry from Baltimore Oriole's power, Egg on Mourning Dove
1. Worm from Black Vulture's power
4. Play Bird - Little Bustard in Grasslands (Nest Box Builder bonus - Birds with Hollow Nests, egg on Little Bustard)
1. Fish from Black Vulture's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on different birds for Oologist, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power, Burrowing Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
1. Berry  from Black Vulture's power

Round End: Played Osprey in Wetlands using Moltoni's Warbler's power, 2 Berries, Fish, Worm, and Rat cached to tuck 5 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 card)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 90

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 18
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 10
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 5

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 29, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Painted Whitestart - for Forester and Worms
• Great Tit - for Forester and more food
• Anhinga - for first round end goal

Food: Worm (for Painted Whitestart) and Fish (for Anhinga)

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Forest

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Dunnock (from tray, for Forester and round end eggs)
2. Play Bird - Painted Whitestart in Woodlands (for Forester and Worms)
3. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Dunnock), Worm from Painted Whitestart's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for round end eggs and to get far enough for 2 food)
6. Gain Food - Wheat (for Great Tit) and Fish from bird feeder (for Anhinga), Worm from Painted Whitestart's power
7. Play Bird - Anhinga in Wetlands (for round end goal)
8. Draw Birds - Corsican Nuthatch (from tray, for Forester, seemed more valuable than round end points) and Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (discarded egg to draw from deck), Anhinga's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 points (0 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Wheat (for Corsican Nuthatch) and Fish from bird feeder (no Berry or Wheat available), Worm from Painted Whitestart's power
2. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (for Forester, Fishery Manager bonus - Birds that eat Fish, Wheat from bird feeder)
3. Draw Birds - Forester's Tern (from tray, for Fishery Manager), Anhinga's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (used Fish and Worm for Berry in food cost, for Forester, more food, and round end goal)
6. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Fish (for Forester's Tern) from bird feeder, Fish from Great Tit's power, Worm from Painted Whitestart's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs

Round End: 1 egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Forester's Tern in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager and to get further in Wetlands to draw 2 birds
2. Draw Birds - Fish Crow (from tray, for Fishery Manager) and Ruddy Duck (from deck), Drew Ash-Throated Flycatcher (from deck) and discarded Ruddy Deck using Forester's Tern's power, Anhinga's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
3. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Fishery Manager and food while laying eggs)
4. Gain Food - Rat, Wheat, and Berry (for Ash-Throated Flycatcher) from bird feeder, Wheat from Great Tit's power, Worm from Painted Whitestart's power
5. Play Bird - Ash-Throated Flycatcher in Grasslands (4 eggs on Hollow Nest birds for round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - California Quail and Violet-Green Sparrow (both from deck), Drew Eastern Phoebe (from deck) and discarded Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck using Forester's Tern's power, Anhinga's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice

Round End: 4 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 2 points (3rd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Common Nighthawk and American Kestrel (both from deck), Drew Little Owl (from deck) and discarded Common Nighthawk using Forester's Tern's power, Anhinga's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice (should have just played a bird or laid eggs, was trying to get birds to finish either Forester or Fishery Manager bonus...)
2. Play Bird - Violet-Green Sparrow in Grasslands (used Rat and 3 Wheat for 2 Worm food cost, for tucking and to use egg from Dunnock)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Little Owl to draw Snowy Egret (from tray, for Fishery Manager) using Violet-Green Sparrow's power, Discarded egg for Fish using Fish Crow's power
4. Play Bird - Snowy Egret in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager)
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded worm for 4th egg), Tucked American Kestrel to draw Spotted Towhee using Violet-Green Sparrow's power, Skipped Fish Crow's power

Round End: 3 eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 4 sets)

Game End - 

Final Score - 75

• Bird Points - 37
• Bonus Cards - 12
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 16
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 2

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 28, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Green Woodpecker - for Bird Bander and double for 3 of the round end goals
• Western Tanager - for more food
• Mississippi Kite - for Bird Bander and low food cost for Woodlands

Food: Berry and Worm (for Western Tanager)

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Mississippi Kite)
2. Play Bird - Mississippi Kite in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and chance to cache rats when gaining food)
3. Draw Bird - Clark's Grebe (from tray, low food cost for Wetlands, star nest for 4th round end goal)
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Clark's Grebe), Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice
5. Lay Egg - 1 egg
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Bird Bander, double for round end goal, and to get further in Woodlands for 2 food)
7. Play Bird - Clark's Grebe in Wetlands 
8. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Western Tanager), Mississippi Kite's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray, for potential end of round Worms), Drew Cedar Waxwing (from deck) and discarded Western Tanager using Clark's Grebe's power
1. House Wren from other player's Spotted Sandpiper (before turn)
2. Eastern Phoebe from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Greater Flamingo from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Play Birds - House Wren and Eastern Phoebe in Grasslands
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for European Honey Buzzard), Mississippi Kite's power successful w/ 3 dice (Rat cached)
5. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for potential end of round Worms)
6. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Greater Flamingo), Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 5 point (1st w/ 7 birds)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Greater Flamingo in Wetlands (for round end goal and more birds)
2. Draw Birds - Northern Harrier (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Blue Grosbeak (from deck), No cubes for Greater Flamingo's power, Drew American Redstart and discarded Blue Grosbeak using Clark's Grebe's power
3. Gain Food - 2 Berries from bird feeder (for Cedar Waxwing), Mississippi Kite's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice
4. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Grasslands (for Bird Bander)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. American Crow from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
5. Play Bird - Northern Harrier in Wetlands (used Fish and Worm for Rat in food cost, for Bird Bander and round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - ? and ? (both from deck), Northern Harrier's power successful (Tucked Bobolink), Tucked White Wagtail and drew Northern Mockingbird using Greater Flamingo's power, Drew Bushtit and discarded Northern Mockingbird using Clark's Grebe's power

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 columns)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (on Hollow/Star nests for round end), Tucked American Restart for Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
2. Play Bird - Bushtit in Grasslands (used Berry and Worm for Wheat in food cost, star nest for round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Hollow/Star nests for round end), Skipped Bushtit's power, Tucked American Crow for Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
4. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Grasslands (used Berry and 2 Worms for 2 Rats food cost, for round end goal)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Hollow/Star nests for round end), Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice, No birds for Bushtit's power, No birds for Cedar Waxwing's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: 2 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 7 points (1st w/ 7 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 75

• Bird Points - 37
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 18
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 2
• Tucked Cards - 4

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 27, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Purple Gallinule - for 2nd round end goal and more birds
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk - for Woodlands to get further for more food
• Western Tanager - for more food and 2nd bird for Woodlands to get further for more food

Food: Berry and Worm (for Western Tanager)

Bonus Card: Bird Bander

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Purple Gallinule as no worm for Western Tanager)
2. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Western Tanager)
3. Play Bird - Western Tanager in Woodlands (for more food)
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Purple Gallinule, no wheat available as really needed), Berry from Western Tanager's power
5. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Purple Gallinule, no wheat available so going to just use 2 Berries), Berry from Western Tanager's power
6. Play Bird - Purple Gallinule in Wetlands (used 2 Berries for Wheat in food cost, for more birds)
7. Draw Birds - Killdeer (from deck), Dickissel from Purple Gallinule's power
8. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Killdeer), Worm from Western Tanager's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 0 points (0 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands (for Bird Bander, draw bird while laying eggs)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd egg), Discarded Egg to draw Barn Owl and California Condor (both from deck) using Killdeer's power
3. Play Bird - California Condor in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and to get further in Woodlands for more food, chose Diet Specialist bonus - Birds with food cost of 3 as I had 2 played and 1 in hand, other option was Platform Builder which I only had one in play and one in hand currently)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Gain Food - 2 Rats from bird feeder (for Barn Owl), Worm from Western Tanager's power
5. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Barn Owl's power unusable as no dice out of bird feeder, Discarded Egg to draw Purple Martin and Eurasian Green Woodpecker (both from deck) using Killdeer's power
7. Play Bird - Purple Martin in Grasslands (for Bird Bander, to tuck while laying eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 5 point (1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Eurasian Sparrowhawk and drew Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for Bird Bander and Diet Specialist) using Purple Martin's power, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Discarded Egg to draw Bushtit (from tray, for Bird Bander) and Golden Eagle (from deck) using Killdeer's power
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and Diet Specialist, chance of food between turns
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
3. Gain Food - Rat and Wheat from bird feeder (for Golden Eagle and Bushtit), Berry from Western Tanager's power
4. Play Bird - Bushtit in Grasslands (for Bird Bander, tuck bird for egg, and star nest for 3rd and 4th round end goals)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in cup and star nests for round end goal), Tucked Eurasian Green Woodpecker to lay egg on Bushtit, Tucked Dickcissel and drew Whooping Crane (from tray, for another bonus card) using Purple Martin's power, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice, Discarded Egg to draw Great Egret (from tray) and Corsican Nuthatch (from deck) using Killdeer's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in cup and star nests for round end goal), Skipped Bushtit's power, Tucked Great Egret and drew Snowy Owl (from tray, for another bonus card) using Purple Martin's power, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 3 dice, Discarded Egg to draw Northern Flicker and Dunnock (both from tray, for tucking) using Killdeer's power
1. Other player's Black-Headed Gull stole Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nests: 6 points (1st w/ 5 eggs)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Grasslands (used Berry and Worm for 2nd wheat in food cost, Wildlife Gardener - Birds with Cup Nests, Rat from bird feeder)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Wetlands (Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them, egg on Snowy Owl for round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in cluster and star nests for round end goal), Tucked Dunnock to lay egg on Bushtit, Tucked Northern Flicker and drew Little Owl (from deck) using Purple Martin's power, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Skipped Killdeer's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Barn Owl for Breeding Manager), Tucked Little Owl to lay egg on Bushtit, Tucked Golden Eagle and drew Eurasian Hobby (from deck) using Purple Martin's power, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Discarded Egg to draw Pied-Billed Grebe and American White Pelican (both from deck, used an egg from Bushtit since it was full and will tuck to regain it next turn) Killdeer's power
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Purple Gallinule for Breeding Manager), Tucked Pied-Billed Grebe to lay egg on Bushtit, Tucked American White Pelican and drew Squacco Heron (from deck) using Purple Martin's power, Barn Owl's power unsuccessful w/ 1 die, Skipped Killdeer's power
1. Other player took too long and I finished against AI to get scores

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nests: 7 points (1st w/ 13 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 18
• Eggs - 21
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 10

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 26, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• American Woodock - high points, for Bird Bander and 2nd and 3rd round end goals
• Spotted Owl - for bonus card and Woodlands for two birds more food
• Yellow-Rumped Warbler - low food cost for Woodlands and second bird for more food in Woodlands, potential tucking of unwanted birds

Food: Worm (for Yellow-Rumped Warbler) and Rat (for Spotted Owl)

Bonus Card: Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats

Round 1

1. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Spotted Owl)
2. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Viticulturist - Birds that eat Berry, other option was Behaviorist - 3 different power colors in columns)
3. Lay Eggs - 1 egg
4. Play Bird - Yellow-Rumped Warbler in Woodlands (for Viticulturist, to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Draw Birds - Common Loon (from tray, for more birds)
6. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Spotted Sandpiper), Tucked Common Loon for Spotted Sandpiper (from tray, guaranteed card versus Common Loon and less food cost) Yellow-Rumped Warbler's power
7. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (for more birds)
8. Draw Birds - Yellow-Breasted Chat (from tray, for Viticulurist and Bird Bander), Common Moorhen from Spotted Sandpiper's power

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 25, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Forester's Tern - Star nest for round end goals
• Common Chaffinch - Cup nest for first round end goal, tuck unwanted birds
• Wood Stork - for another bonus card

Food: Worm and Wheat 

Bonus Card: Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Red-Breasted Nuthatch (from tray, for Forester)
2. Draw Birds - Wilson's Snipe (from tray, for more birds)
3. Draw Birds - White Stork (from tray, for birds while laying eggs)
4. Play Bird - Red-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for Forester and cache Wheat)
5. Play Bird - Wilson's Snipe in Wetlands (for more birds)
6. Draw Birds - Painted Bunting (from tray, for bonus and next round end goal), Northern Cardinal from Wilson's Snipe's power
7. Draw Birds - Black Woodpecker (from tray, for Forester), Baird's Sparrow from Wilson's Snipe's power
8. Draw Birds - Hawfinch (from tray, for Forester), Killdeer from Wilson's Snipe's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 0 points (0 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (discarded Baird's Sparrow for 2nd Wheat, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
3. Play Bird - Hawfinch in Woodlands (for Forester and more food)
4. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for White Stork), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
5. Gain Food - Worm and Wheat from bird feeder (for Painted Bunting), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
6. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (for round end goal, Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, other option was Citizen Scientist - Birds with tucked cards)
7. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (for round end goal and Fishery Manager, Omnivore Expert - ?, other option was birds that only live in Grasslands)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 5 point (1st w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Short-Toed Treecreeper (from tray, for Forester) and Fish Crow (for Fishery Manager and Omnivore Expert), House Sparrow from Wilson's Snipe's power
2. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for Fish Crow), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for Fishery Manager and Omnivore Expert)
5. Gain Food - Worm and Berry from bird feeder (for Black Woodpecker), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
6. Play Bird - Black Woodpecker in Woodlands (for Forester)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 7 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and 2 Fish from bird feeder (discarded Killdeer for 2nd Fish), Worm from Black Woodpecker's power, Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Wheat cached on Red-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Egg from other player's Western Meadowlark
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Grasslands (to tuck excess birds, no longer worth trying to finish Forester bonus)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked House Sparrow, Short-Toed Treecreeper, and Northern Cardinal using Common Chaffinch's power, Skipped Fish Crow's power
4. Play Bird - Black Tern in Wetlands (for Fishery Manager)
5. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (for Fishery Manager and Omnivore bonus)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cluster Nest: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 eggs)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 86

• Bird Points - 48
• Bonus Cards - 18
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 1
• Food on Cards - 6
• Tucked Cards - 3

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 24, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Dark-Eyed Junco - bird for Woodlands to try for first round end goal and for tucking excess cards for Wheat, 
• House Finch - bird for Grasslands to try for first round end goal, for tucking while laying eggs
• Common Yellowthroat - for Wetlands Scientist and more birds for tucking

Food: Worm (for Common Yellowthroat) and Wheat (for Dark-Eyed Junco)

Bonus Card: Wetland Scientist - Birds that can only live in Wetlands

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Common Yellowthroat in Wetlands (for more birds and Wetlands Scientist)
2. Draw Birds - Roseate Spoonbill (from tray, for Wetlands Scientist), Blue-Winged Warbler and Red-Shouldered Hawk (from deck) using Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Dark-Eyed Junco)
3. Draw Birds - Common Kingfisher (from tray, for Wetlands Scientist), Pygmy Nuthatch (from tray to discard) and Red-Breasted Merganser (from deck) using Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Pygmy Nuthatch)
4. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for House Finch)
5. Play Bird - House Finch in Woodlands (gave up on getting set of eggs for round end, going for getting birds in Woodlands for more food)
6. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Red-Shouldered Hawk), Tucked Common Kingfisher and drew Hooded Merganser using House Finch's power
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for one of my Wetlands birds), Tucked Red-Shoulder Hawk (tried to play but game kept crashing because turns out other player already had this bird in play...guess I should have kept that Dark-Eyed Junco) and drew Common Little Bittern using House Finch's power

Game End - Other Player Took Too Long

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - September 23, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eastern Imperial Eagle - high points, for 4th round end goal
• Black-Headed Gull - to steal food while drawing birds
• European Bee-Eater - possible worms while laying eggs

Food: Worm and Wheat

Bonus Card: Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat (not a fan of either of these bonuses really...)

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Black-Headed Gull (to steal food when drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Snow Bunting (from tray, for Bird Feeder, possible between turn tucks, and 2nd and 4th round end goals), Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power (for Snow Bunting)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
3. Draw Birds - Barn Owl (from deck), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power (for Snow Bunting)
4. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray, for potential worms at round end), Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power (for European Bee-Eater)
5. Play Bird - European Bee-Eater in Grasslands (for round end goal and potential for Worm while laying eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. American Goldfinch from other player's Purple Gallinule
6. Draw Birds - Wild Turkey (from tray, for Bird Feeder), Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power (for European Honey Buzzard)
7. Draw Birds - Sandhill Crane (from tray, for Bird Feeder), Stole Berry using Black-Headed Gull's power (only other option was Worm which did not need and felt nicer to take their Berry)
1. Goldcrest from other player's Purple Gallinule
8. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for potential worms at round end)

Round End: 0 Worms from European Honey Buzzard (now really wished I had drawn another Wheat food cost bird instead of playing that last turn...)

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 0 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry for 3rd egg, in Hollow Nest for round end goal), No Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
1. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Barn Owl)
3. Play Bird - Barn Owl in Woodlands (to get further in Woodlands to gain more food and nest type for round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
4. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for American Goldfinch), Barn Owl's power successful w/ 2 dice (Rat cached)
1. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - American Goldfinch in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder, gain 3 Wheat)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Hollow Nest for round end goal), Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
7. Play Bird - Sandhill Crane in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and 3rd round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird

Round End: 4 Worms from European Honey Buzzard

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 3 eggs)

Round 3

1. Play Bird - Snow Bunting in Wetlands (for potential between turn tucks and to get further in Wetlands to draw more birds)
1. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Prothonotary Warbler (from tray, for Bird Feeder) and Red-Breasted Merganser (from deck), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
3. Draw Birds - Painted Bunting (from tray, for Bird Feeder) and Yellow-Rumped Warbler (from deck), Stole Berry using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Eurasian Collared-Dove from other player's Purple Gallinule
4. Play Bird - Painted Bunting in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and round end goal, Fishery Manager - Birds that eat Fish, other option was Forester, which also was not likely to manage any points on)
1. Tucked Goldcrest and drew Black Skimmer (from tray) using Snow Bunting's power
2. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Rat from bird feeder
3. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove (for Bird Feeder, round end goal, and to discard excess food to tuck at round end)
1. Tucked Eastern Imperial Eagle and drew Lesser Whitestart (from deck) using Snow Bunting's power

Round End: 4 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded Berry, Rat, and 3 Worms to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds in a Row: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Draw Birds - Corscian Nuthatch (from tray, for Bird Feeder) and Northern Goshawk (from tray), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Pied-Billed Grebe from other player's Purple Gallinule (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Prothonotary Warbler in Wetlands (for Bird Feeder)
1. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Wheat from bird feeder
2. Wheat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch (Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, gained Worm from bird feeder)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Sandhill Crane's power, Worm from European Bee-Eater's power
1. Other player's Red-Back Shrike stole Worm, Gained Worm from bird feeder
2. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Other player took too long and played end versus AI
4. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
5. Play Bird - Wild Turkey in Woodlands (used 2 Fish and 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Feeder and Diet Specialist)

Round End: 0 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 2 Berries and Rat to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 7 points (1st w/ 3 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 98

• Bird Points - 58
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 12