Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 29, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cooper's Hawk - low food cost for Woodlands
• Trumpeter's Swan - for Behaviorist and first round end goal
• Eurasian Nuthatch - for Wheat

Food

• Worm and Wheat - for Eurasian Nuthatch

Bonus Card: Behaviorist - For each column that contains birds with 3 different power colors 

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Turkey Vulture (from tray, for Behaviorist)
2. Draw Birds - Cerulean Warbler (from tray, for Behaviorist)
3. Play Bird - Turkey Vulture in Grasslands (for Behaviorist)
4. Draw Bird - Snowy Owl (from tray, for Behaviorist)
5. Play Bird - Cerulean Warbler in Woodlands (accidentally clicked wrong card, meant to play Eurasian Nuthatch for Wheat, Enclosure Builder - Birds with Cluster Nests, other option was birds that only live in Wetlands)
6. Draw Bird - Osprey (from tray, for Fish while drawing birds and Behaviorist for 1st column since I messed up being able to use Trumpeter Swan or Snowy Owl there)
7. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Osprey)
8. Play Bird - Osprey in Wetlands (for Behaviorist and Fish while drawing birds) 

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - Wheat from Bird Feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch)
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. American Coot from other player's Savi's Warbler
3. Draw Birds - Horned Lark (from tray, for Behaviorist and Enclosure Builder), Fish from Osprey's power
4. Gain Food - Worm from Bird Feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch)
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for Wheat)
6. Gain Food - Rat and Worm from bird feeder (for Cooper's Hawk and Horned Lark), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
7. Play Bird - Cooper's Hawk in Woodlands (for potential tucks while gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Food in Personal Supply 1 point (3rd w/ 2 food)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Yellowhammer (from tray, for Behaviorist and Enclosure Builder), Fish from Osprey's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Yellowhammer), Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Common Raven), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd egg, in Hollow nests for round end goal)
1. Rat from Turkey Vulture's power
4. Play Bird - Yellowhammer in Grasslands (for Behaviorist, Enclosure Builder, and round end power)
5. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Trumpeter Swan, had hoped for Rat on reroll), Cooper's Hawk's power unsuccessful (Great Blue Heron), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Hollow nests for round end goal)
1. Common Goldeneye from other player's Savi's Warbler

Round End: Played Common Goldeneye in Woodlands using Yellowhammer's power, 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

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

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Horned Lark in Grasslands (for Behaviorist)
1. Short-Toed Treecreeper from other player's American Oystercatcher
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Rat from bird feeder (for Trumpeter Swan and Snowy Owl), Cooper's Hawk's power successful (Ruddy Duck tucked), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch
3. Play Bird - Snowy Owl in Wetlands (for Behaviorist and Enclosure Builder, Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries, Egg)
4. Draw Birds - Hermit Thrush and Swainson's Hawk (both from deck), Fish from Osprey's power
1. Tucked Short-Toed Treecreeper using Horned Lark's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg)

Round End: Played Trumpeter Swan in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power, 2 eggs on Common Goldeneye

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

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 73

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 8
• Eggs - 9
• Food on Cards - 3
• Tucked Cards - 1