Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - February 9, 2024

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cedar Waxwing - for Ethologist
• Red Wattlebird - for Ethologist
• Australian Magpie - for Ethologist
• Common Yellowthroat - for more birds

Food

• Nectar and Berry for Cedar Waxwing

Bonus Card: Ethologist - Different power colors in any one habitat

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Dunnock (from tray, for Ethologist and round end power)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Woodlands (for round end nest type, Ethologist, and Red Wattlebird's power)
3. Gain Food - Wheat and Nectar from bird feeder (for Dunnock and Common Yellowthroat), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (discarded Berry for 2nd egg)
5. Play Bird - Dunnock in Woodlands (for Ethologist and round end goal and power)
6. Play Bird - Common Yellowthroat in Wetlands (for round end goal and more birds)
7. Draw Birds - Cassin's Finch and Bullfinch (both from deck), Whooping Crane and Blue-Winged Warbler (both from deck) from Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Bullfinch)
8. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Australian Magpie), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power

Round End: Egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Cup Nest Bird w/ Egg: 4 points (1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Stubble Quail (from tray, for eggs) and Sprague's Pipit (from deck), Chipping Sparrow and Brown-Headed Cowbird (both from deck) from Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Chipping Sparrow)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Whooping Crane), Tucked Brown-Headed Cowbird for Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power
3. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Australian Magpie and Whooping Crane), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power
4. Play Bird - Australian Magpie in Grasslands (for round end power)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
5. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Red Wattlebird), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power
1. Wheat from other player's Galah
6. Play Bird - Red Wattlebird in Woodlands (for Ethologist and 2 Nectar)
7. Play Bird - Whooping Crane in Wetlands (Forester - Birds that can only live in Woodlands, other option was Bird Bander - Birds that can live in multiple habitats)

Round End: Egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 point (0 bird)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Sprague's Pipit), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power
1. Wheat from other player's Galah
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Play Bird - Stubble Quail in Grasslands (Discarded Fish, 3 Berries, and 2 Wheat for 6 eggs)
3. Play Bird - Sprague's Pipit in Grasslands (Bird Feeder - Birds that eat wheat, other option was Wetlands Data Analyst - Consecutive Birds in Wetlands with ascending or descending wingspans)
4. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Blue-Winged Warbler), Skipped Cedar Waxwing's power
5. Draw Birds - Purple Gallinule (from tray, high points, for Bird Feeder) and Scaled Quail (from deck), Corsican Nuthatch and Eurasian Hobby (both from deck) from Common Yellowthroat's power (discarded Scaled Quail)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
6. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (Bird Counter - Birds with a tuck power, Wheat)

Round End: No Eggs on Dunnock

Round End Goal - Cubes on Play a Bird: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 cubes)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Cassin's Sparrow in Grasslands (for Bird Feeder and more eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Eurasian Hobby for 4th egg), Egg from Cassin's Sparrow's power
3. Gain Food - Worm, Wheat, and Nectar from bird feeder (for Blue-Winged Warbler), Tucked Purple Gallinule for Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power
4. Play Bird - Blue-Winged Warbler in Grasslands
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Egg from Cassin's Sparrow's power

Round End: Egg on Dunnock

Round End Goal - No Goal

Game End: Discarded 6 eggs to cache 12 Wheat on Australian Magpie

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 5)

Grasslands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 3)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 88

• Bird Points - 40
• Bonus Cards - 15
• End of Round Goals - 7
• Eggs - 4
• Food on Cards - 12
• Tucked Cards - 2
• Nectar - 8