Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 23, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Long-Tailed Tit - to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food with one bird
• Greater Prairie-Chicken - for another bonus card
• California Condor - for another bonus card and to use to play Montagu's Harrier on if I can draw from tray

Food

• Worm and Wheat - for Long-Tailed Tit

Bonus Card: Falconer - Birds with a Predator power

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Bonelli's Eagle (from tray, for Falconer)
2. Draw Birds - Montagu's Harrier (from tray, for Falconer)
3. Play Bird - California Condor in Grasslands (Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, other option was Oologist - Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them)
4. Play Bird - Long-Tailed Tit in Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
5. Play Bird - Montagu's Harrier on California Condor (for Falconer and tucked card for round end goal)
6. Draw Birds - Common Loon (from tray, for more birds and 2nd round end goal)
7. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (for Common Loon)
8. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for more birds)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ Tucked Cards: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Willet (from tray, for Falconer), Bell's Vireo (from tray) using Common Loon's power
1. Worm from other player's Eastern Phoebe
2. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
3. Draw Birds - Green Heron (from tray), Northern Cardinal (from tray) using Common Loon's power
4. Draw Birds - Yellowhammer (from tray), Acorn Woodpecker (from tray) using Common Loon's power
5. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Grasslands (used Northern Cardinal, Yellowhammer, and Acorn Woodpecker for food cost, for Falconer and round end goal)
6. Play Bird - Green Heron in Wetlands (for converting food as needed/wanted when drawing birds)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds worth more than 4 points: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds)

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Greater-Prairie Chicken and Willet)
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Greater-Prairie Chicken)
3. Play Bird - Willet in Wetlands (for Falconer)
4. Draw Birds - Red-Eyed Vireo and Osprey (both from tray), Willet's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached), Traded Wheat for Worm using Green Heron's power, Skipped Common Loon's power
5. Gain Food - Worm and Berry from bird feeder (for Red-Eyed Vireo and Bell's Vireo)
1. Snow Bunting from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
6. Play Bird - Snow Bunting in Grasslands (for tucks)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 4 points (tied for 1st w/ 4 cards)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (for Bell's Vireo)
1. Tucked Osprey and drew Black-Headed Gull using Snow Bunting's power
2. Black-Tailed Godwit from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg)
1. Tucked Black-Headed Gull and drew Little Bustard using Snow Bunting's power
2. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and Bell's Vireo in Woodlands (Enclosure Builder - Birds with cluster nests, which I already had maxed, other option was Platform Builder - Birds with builder nests, which I was 1 short of maxing)
1. Tucked Ruby-Crowned Kinglet and drew Cooper's Hawk using Snow Bunting's power
2. Common Cuckoo from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
4. Gain Food - 2 Worms and Rat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit)
1. Tucked Common Cuckoo and drew Northern Goshawk using Snow Bunting's power
2. American Coot from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
5. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them, Kept Snowy Egret and discarded Bushtit and Wilson's Storm-Petrel)
1. Tucked Snowy Egret and drew Fish Crow using Snow Bunting's power
2. Roseate Spoonbill from other player's Spotted Sandpiper

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 7 points (1st w/ 10 birds)

Game End - Lost

Final Score - 87

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 19
• End of Round Goals - 14
• Eggs - 0
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 9

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 22, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Audouin's Gull - for Omnivore Expert
• House Sparrow - to cache excess Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Black-Headed Gull - for Omnivore Expert
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow - for between turns Wheat

Food

• Worm - for Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Bonus Card: Omnivore Expert - Birds that eat 🏳️‍🌈

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Black-Billed Magpie (from tray, for Omnivore Expert)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Eurasian Tree Sparrow)
3. Play Bird - Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Grasslands (for between turns Wheat)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Black-Billed Magpie)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power
5. Play Bird - Black-Billed Magpie (for between turns food and round end goal)
6. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Black-Headed Gull)
7. Play Bird - Black-Headed Gull in Wetlands (for food while drawing birds)
8. Draw Birds - Common Starling (from tray, for caching excess food and 2nd round end goal), Stole Wheat using Black-Headed Gull's power

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Wheat for 3rd egg)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Common Starling in Wetlands (for tucking excess food and round end goal nest type)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power 
3. Draw Birds - Great Heron and Barred Owl (both from deck), Stole Fish using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Rat from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Barred Owl in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power 
5. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for House Sparrow and Great Blue Heron), Barred Owl's power successful (Red Knot tucked)
6. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for tucking with excess Wheat, to get far enough in Grasslands for 3 eggs)
1. Rat from Black-Billed Magpie's power
7. Lay eggs - 3 eggs (on Hollow nest birds for round end goal)

Round End: Skipped House Sparrow's power, Discarded Rat to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 point (1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Hermit Thrush and Common Chiffchaff (both from tray), Stole Fish using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Berry from other player's Common Nightingale
2. Play Bird - Great Blue Heron and Audouin's Gull in Wetlands (for Omnivore Expert)
3. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull (from tray, for Omnivore Expert), Blue Jay (from tray, for Omnivore Expert), and Purple Martin (from deck), Kept Common Cuckoo and Tucked Barn Owl using Audouin's Gull's power, Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs
1. Rat from other player's Common Nightingale
5. Play Bird - Common Chiffchaff in Woodlands (for round end goal)
6. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Hermit Thrust and Common Cuckoo), Tucked Purple Martin, Blue Jay, and Ring-Billed Gull using Common Chiffchaff's power, Barred Owl's power unsuccessful (Snowy Egret)

Round End: No Wheat for House Sparrow's power, Discarded Rat to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Birds in Woodlands: 3 points (2nd w/ 3 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Common Cuckoo in Grasslands (for round end goal and between turns eggs)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power 
2. Draw Birds - Baird's Sparrow, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, and Juniper Titmouse (from deck), Kept Long-Tailed Tit and Tucked Squacco Heron using Audouin's Gull's power, Stole Worm using Black-Headed Gull's power
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
3. Gain Food - Berry and Worm from bird feeder (for Hermit Thrust and Common Cuckoo), Tucked Long-Tailed Tit, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, and Juniper Titmouse using Common Chiffchaff's power, Barred Owl's power successful (Pileated Woodpecker tucked)
1. Wheat from Eurasian Tree Sparrow's power 
4. Play Bird - Hermit Thrust in Woodlands (high points bird, to get far enough in Woodlands for 3 food)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power
5. Gain Food - Rat, Worm, and Wheat from bird feeder (for discarding to tuck at round end), Skipped Hermit Thrush's power, Tucked Baird's Sparrow using Common Chiffchaff's power, Barred Owl's power successful (Inca Dove tucked)
1. Egg from Common Cuckoo's power

Round End: Discarded 3 Wheat to tuck 3 under House Sparrow, Discarded 2 Worms and Rat to tuck 3 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 3 columns)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 82

• Bird Points - 41
• Bonus Cards - 6
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 20

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 21, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• White-Breasted Nuthatch - low food cost Woodlands bird, nest type for first round end goal

Food

• Berry and Worm - for Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher, which I plan to draw from tray first turn
• Rat
• Wheat - for White-Breasted Nuthatch

Bonus Card: Viticulturist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (from tray, for Viticulturalist and Worms)
2. Draw Birds - Purple Gallinule (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
3. Draw Birds - Western Tanager (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
4. Draw Birds - Lazuli Bunting (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
5. Play Bird - White-Breasted Nuthatch in Woodlands (for round end goal and cache wheat while gaining food)
6. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Western Tanager), Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on White-Breasted Nuthatch for round end goal)
8. Play Bird - Western Tanager in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist and more food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 4 points (1st w/ 1 egg) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Purple Gallinule and Lazuli Bunting), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
2. Gain Food - 2 Fish from bird feeder (no Berries and only one Worm on reroll), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (again no Berries on reroll), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
4. Play Bird - Purple Gallinule in Wetlands (used 2 Fish for Berry in food cost, for round end goal and Viticulturalist)
5. Draw Birds - Common Swift (from tray, to discard worms to tuck), Corsican Nuthatch from Purple Gallinule's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
6. Play Bird - Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher in Grasslands (used Fish and Wheat for Berry in food cost, for Viticulturist and Worms)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Purple Gallinule for round end goal), Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 1 point (tied for 2nd w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Eleonora's Falcon (from tray, for round end goals), American Redstart from Purple Gallinule's power
2. Gain Food - Rat and Berry from bird feeder (for Eleonora's Falcon and American Redstart), Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Play Bird - American Redstart in Woodlands (maxes Viticulturalist, for round end goal and more food)
4. Gain Food - Rat and Wheat from bird feeder (for Lazuli Bunting), Berry from American Redstart's power, Berry from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. Canada Goose from other player's Canvasback
5. Play Bird - Lazuli Bunting in Grasslands (used Fish and Rat for Worm in food cost to save Worm for Common Swift tucking, for round end goal)
6. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for round end power)

Round End: Discarded 3 Worms to tuck 3 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Brown Powers: 3 points (2nd w/ 6 birds)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. American Avocet from other player's Canvasback
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat and Rat from bird feeder (discarded Canada Goose for 3rd food, for Corsican Nuthatch), Wheat from American Redstart's power, Worm from Western Tanager's power, Wheat cached on White-Breasted Nuthatch
3. Play Bird - Corsican Nuthatch in Woodlands (Food Web Expert - Birds that only eat Worms, Worm from bird feeder)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Fish for 4th egg), 2 eggs from Lazuli Bunting's power, Worm from Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher's power

Round End: Discarded 5 Worms to tuck 5 under Common Swift

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 3 points (3rd w/ 1 column)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 90

• Bird Points - 40
• Bonus Cards - 9
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 15
• Food on Cards - 7
• Tucked Cards - 8

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 20, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Red-Legged Partridge - for eggs
• Red-Eyed Vireo - for Passerine Specialist, star nest for round end goals, to play 2 birds in Woodlands at once
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk - 2nd bird for Woodlands
• Common Chiffchaff - for Passerine Specialist and tucks

Food

• Berry - for Common Chiffchaff

Bonus Card: Passerine Specialist - Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Common Chiffchaff in Wetlands (for Passerine Specialist and to be able to lay eggs and play 2 birds in Woodlands at once)
2. Gain Food - Berry from bird feeder (for Red-Eyed Vireo)
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Draw Birds - Thekla's Lark (from tray, to use for Eurasian Sparrowhawk) and White-Throated Dipper (from deck, discarded egg to draw), Skipped Common Chiffchaff's power
5. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo (for Passerine Specialist) and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (tucked Thekla's Lark for food cost) Woodlands (to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
1. Fish from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (in Red-Eyed Vireo for round end goal)
1. Worm from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
7. Play Bird - White-Throated Dipper in Wetlands (for Passerine Specialist and to draw more birds to tuck with Common Chiffchaff)
8. Draw Birds - Indigo Bunting (from deck) and Ruddy Duck (from tray to tuck), Cassin's Finch (for Passerine Specialist) from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Ruddy Duck using Common Chiffchaff's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 0 points (2nd w/ 1 bird) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Common Chaffinch (from tray for Passerine Specialist) and Tree Swallow (from tray to tuck), Eurasian Golden Oriole from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Tree Swallow and Red-Legged Partridge using Common Chiffchaff's power
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Draw Birds - Eastern Phoebe (from tray for Passerine Specialist and Worms) and Common Cuckoo (from tray to tuck), Eurasian Collared Dove from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Common Cuckoo and Common Chaffinch using Common Chiffchaff's power
3. Play Bird - Eastern Phoebe in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist, round end goal, and Worms)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs (on Eastern Phoebe for round end goal), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting)
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Grasslands (for possible between turns food)
7. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Grasslands for round end goal), Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Grasslands: 2 point (2nd w/ 5 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - European Honey Buzzard (from tray for 4th round end goal and Worms) and Spotted Towhee (from tray to tuck), Bald Eagle from White-Throated Dipper's power, Tucked Spotted Towhee using Common Chiffchaff's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power (before turn)
1. Berry from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
2. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Gain Food - 2 Wheat from bird feeder (for Indigo Bunting and Eurasian Collared-Dove)
3. Play Bird - Indigo Bunting in Grasslands (for Passerine Specialist and possible food while laying eggs)
4. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in star nests for round end goal), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Play Bird - European Honey Buzzard in Woodlands (for round end Worms)
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands (used 2 Worms for Berry in food cost, for 4th round end goal and tucking excess food)

Round End: 3 Worms from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 3 Worms to tuck 3 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Eggs in Hollow Nest: 3 points (2nd w/ 4 eggs)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (in builder nests for round end goal), Berry from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
2. Gain Food - Wheat and Fish from bird feeder (for Cassin's Finch and Bald Eagle)
1. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Cassin's Finch in Woodlands (for Passerine Specialist, Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them which I could get at least 1 point on, other option was Backyard Birder - Bird worth less than 4 points, which was too late to even get minimum on)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Eastern Phoebe for Breeding Manager), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (on Common Chiffchaff for Breeding Manager), Worm from Indigo Bunting's power, Worm from Eastern Phoebe's power

Round End: Worm from European Honey Buzzard, Discarded 5 Worms to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 7 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 87

• Bird Points - 38
• Bonus Cards - 8
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 14
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 15

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 19, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Cassin's Finch - second bird for Woodlands and for another bonus card
• Barn Swallow - for Bird Counter
• White-Throated Woodpecker - for more food

Food

• Berry - for White-Throated Woodpecker
• Worm - for Barn Swallow

Bonus Card: Bird Counter - Birds with a Tuck power

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Barn Swallow in Wetlands (for Bird Counter and tucks while drawing birds)
2. Draw Birds - Greylag Goose (from tray to tuck), Tucked Greylag Goose and drew Prothonotary Warbler (from tray, high points, 2nd bird for Wetlands) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
3. Draw Birds - Brewer's Blackbird (from tray, for Bird Counter), Tucked Prothonotary Warbler and drew Ruff (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Barn Swallow's power
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
5. Play Bird - Ruff in Wetlands (for Bird Counter and round end power)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
6. Draw Birds - Common Merganser and Common Moorhen (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Common Moorhen and drew Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
7. Draw Birds - Parrot Crossbill and Black-Headed Gull (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Black-Headed Gull and drew American Woodcock (high points, maybe play) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
8. Play Bird - Brewer's Blackbird in Grasslands (used 2 Fish for Wheat in food cost, for Bird Counter and round end goal)

Round End: Tucked Common Merganser, Parrot Crossbill, and Cassin's Finch and drew Barn Owl, Northern Gannet, and Bald Eagle (all from deck) using Ruff's power

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

Round 2

1. Play Bird - White-Backed Woodpecker in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Fish from other player's Osprey (before turn)
2. Gain Food - Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck), Wheat from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
3. Draw Birds - Spotted Owl and Common Little Bittern (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Common Little Bittern and drew Coal Tit (from tray, to cache wheat to then discard to tuck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Coal Tit in Woodlands (for wheat to use for tucking)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd food, eggs in Wetlands for round end goal), Tucked Northern Gannet to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
6. Draw Birds - Roseate Spoonbill (from tray to tuck) and Sandhill Crane (from tray for Bird Counter), Tucked Roseate Spoonbill  and drew Common Swift (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
7. Play Bird - Common Swift in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)

Round End: Tucked Barn Owl, Spotted Owl, and Bald Eagle to draw Lazuli Bunting, Wood Stork, and Common Chaffinch (all from deck) using Ruff's power, No Worms to discard for Common Swift's power

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck and Sandhill Crane), Wheat cached on Coal Tit, Wheat from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
1. Fish from other player's Osprey
2. Play Bird - Black-Whistling Duck in Wetlands (used Berry and Fish for one of the Wheat in food cost to save Wheat for tucking or Common Chaffinch, for Bird Counter)
3. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Sandhill Crane), Wheat cached on Coal Tit, Wheat from White-Backed Woodpecker's power
4. Play Bird - Sandhill Crane in Wetlands (for Bird Counter)
5. Draw Birds - Stellar's Jay (from deck), Black Redstart (from tray to tuck), and Hooded Merganser (from tray to tuck), Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane, Discarded Wheat to tuck 2 under Black-Whistling Duck,  Tucked Hooded Merganser and drew Song Sparrow (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
6. Draw Birds - Mourning Dove (from deck), American Goldfinch (from tray to tuck), and Black-Billed Magpie (from tray to tuck), Discarded Wheat (from Coal Tit) to tuck 2 under Sandhill Crane, Discarded Wheat from Coal Tit) to tuck 2 under Black-Whistling Duck,  Tucked American Goldfinch and drew Eastern Imperial Eagle (from tray, high points to probably play with birds for food cost) using Barn Swallow's power

Round End: Tucked Song Sparrow, Wood Stork, and Black Redstart to draw Common Grackle (from deck), Grasshopper Sparrow (from deck), and Common Starling (from tray, for Bird Counter) using Ruff's power, No Worm discarded for Common Swift's power (kept for playing bird)

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 6 points (1st w/ 10 cards)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Common Goldeneye to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Woodlands (for Bird Counter and towards 3rd filled column for round end goal)
1. Berry from other player's Black-Chinned Hummingbird
2. Fish from other player's Osprey
3. Play Bird - Eastern Imperial Eagle in Grasslands (tucked Lazuli Bunting, Wood Stork, and Stellar's Jay for food cost, finishes 3rd column for round end goal)
4. Play Bird - Common Starling in Grasslands (for Bird Counter)
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tucked Grasshopper Sparrow to lay egg on Brewer's Blackbird

Round End: Tucked American Woodcock and Black-Billed Magpie to draw Belted Kingfisher and Ash-Throated Flycatcher (both from deck) using Ruff's power, No Worms to discard for Common Swift's power, Discarded Fish to tuck 1 under Common Starling

Round End Goal - Filled Columns: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 3 columns)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 102

• Bird Points - 36
• Bonus Cards - 16
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 5
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 34

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 18, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Great Tit - for first round end goal and more food
• Eurasian Nuthatch - for first round end goal and caching wheat that can be used

Food

• Berry, Worm, and Wheat - for Great Tit

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

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Black Skimmer (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Bird - Great Tit in Woodlands (for more food and nest type for round end goal)
3. Draw Birds - Mute Swan (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
4. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
5. Gain Food - Worm from bird feeder (for Eurasian Nuthatch), Wheat from Great Tit's power
6. Play Bird - Eurasian Nuthatch in Woodlands (for more food and nest type for round end goal)
7. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
8. Gain Food - Fish and Rat from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer and Mute Swan), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Fish from Great Tit's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Hollow Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (tied for 1st w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Osprey (from tray, for Wetland Scientist)
2. Play Birds - Osprey in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and Fish while drawing birds)
3. Gain Food - Fish and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black Skimmer and Mute Swan), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Worm from Great Tit's power (for Mute Swan)
1. Wheat from other player's Common Nightingale
4. Play Bird - Mute Swan in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and tucks while drawing birds)
5. Draw Birds - Ruff and Grey Heron (both from tray to tuck), Tucked Ruff and Grey Heron to draw Common Chaffinch (from tray, nest type for 3rd round end goal) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power
6. Play Bird - Black Skimmer in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)
1. Worm from other player's Common Nightingale
7. Draw Birds - Ruddy Duck, Red Crossbill (from tray, and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (from deck), Black Skimmer's power successful w/ 2 dice (Fish cached), Tucked Ruddy Duck to draw Atlantic Puffin (from tray for Wetland Scientist) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds w/ No Egg: 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Dickcissel and Double-Crested Cormorant (both from tray to tuck), Black Skimmer's power unsuccessful w/ 2 dice, Dickcissel and Double-Crested Cormorant  to draw Spotted Sandpiper (from tray for Wetland Scientist) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Grasslands (for round end goal eggs and maybe tuck excess birds)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg, in cup nest for round end goal), Skipped Common Chaffinch's power
4. Play Bird - Atlantic Puffin in Wetlands (for Wetlands Scientist, Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, which I only needed 1 more to max, other option was Breeding Manager - Birds with at least 4 eggs laid on them)
5. Draw Birds - Common Chiffchaff, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, and White Stork (all from tray, White Stork for Diet Specialist), Black Skimmer's power successful w/ 3 dice (Fish cached), Common Chiffchaff, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, and Red Crossbilll to draw Spotted Towhee (from deck) using Mute Swan's power, Fish from Osprey's power
6. Gain Food - 2 Rats from bird feeder (for White Stork), Wheat cached on Eurasian Nuthatch, Worm from Great Tit's power (for White Stork)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nest: 2 points (3rd w/ 1 egg)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - White Stork in Grasslands (for Diet Specialist and birds while laying eggs)
2. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Common Buzzard from White Stork's power, Tucked Common Buzzard and Spotted Towhee using Common Chaffinch's power
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Wild Turkey from White Stork's power, Tucked Wild Turkey and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker using Common Chaffinch's power
4. Play Bird - Spotted Sandpiper in Wetlands (used Rat and Wheat from Eurasian Nuthatch for Worm in food cost, for Wetland Scientist)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (in Wetlands for round end goal), Stellar's Jay from White Stork's power, Tucked Stellar's Jay using Common Chaffinch's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (2nd w/ 7 eggs)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 95

• Bird Points - 47
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 7
• Food on Cards - 4
• Tucked Cards - 13

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - October 17, 2023

  Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Eurasian Golden Oriole - for Bird Bander and between turns food
• Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker - 2nd bird for Woodlands

Food

• Berry, Worm, and Wheat - for Eurasian Golden Oriole

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

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for Bird Bander and potential between turns food)
2. Draw Birds - Ring-Billed Gull (from tray, to tuck while drawing)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs
4. Gain Food - Fish from bird feeder (for Ring-Billed Gull)
5. Draw Birds - Hooded Crow (from tray, for Bird Bander)
6. Gain Food - Rat from bird feeder (for Ring-Billed Gull)
   
7. Draw Birds - Common Raven (from tray, for Bird Bander)
8. Play Bird - Common Raven in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and food while laying eggs)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 0 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds) 

Round 2

1. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Discarded Egg for 2 Worms using Common Raven's power
2. Play Bird - Ring-Billed Gull in Wetlands (for tucks while drawing birds)
3. Draw Birds - European Bee-Eater and Hooded Merganser (both from tray), Tucked Hooded Merganser for Barn Swallow (from tray for Bird Bander and tucks) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Play Bird - Barn Swallow in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and more space for round end goal eggs)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Hooded Warbler from other player's Savi's Warbler
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker to draw House Sparrow (from tray, maybe play for tucks) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Worms using Common Raven's power
6. Play Bird - Hooded Crow in Wetlands (for Bird Bander and round end tucks)
7. Draw Birds - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from deck) and Common Yellowthroat (from tray to tuck), Tucked Common Yellowthroat and drew Bonelli's Eagle (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power

Round End: Tucked European Bee-Eater and drew Long-Tailed Tit (from tray) using Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Eggs in Cup Nests: 2 point (2nd w/ 2 eggs)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Common Chaffinch and Violet-Green Swallow (both from tray for Bird Bander), Tucked Long-Tailed Tit and drew Cerulean Warbler (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Grasslands (for Bird Bander and double for 4th round end goal)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs, Tucked Cerulean Warbler to draw Snowy Egret (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Worms using Common Raven's power
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
4. Play Bird - Violet-Green Swallow in Wetlands (maxes Bird Bander and for tucks while drawing birds)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
2. California Condor from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
5. Draw Birds - Mallard and White-Faced Ibis (both from deck), Tucked Mallard and drew Northern Shoveler (from deck) using Violet-Green Swallow's power, Tucked Snowy Egret and drew Inca Dove (from deck) using Ring-Billed Gull's power
1. Cassin's Sparrow from other player's Savi's Warbler
6. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Woodlands (tucked Inca Dove, California Condor, and Cassin's Sparrow for food cost)

Round End: No one laid eggs for me to use Hooded Crow's power

Round End Goal - Food Cost of Played Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 19 food cost)

Round 4

1. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), Tucked Northern Shoveler to draw Canvasback (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Wheat using Common Raven's power
1. Pied-Billed Grebe from other player's Savi's Warbler
2. Play Bird - Common Chaffinch in Grasslands (for round end goal and tuck excess birds)
1. Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck from other player's Spotted Sandpiper
3. Play Bird - House Sparrow in Grasslands (for round end goal and discard Wheat to tuck at round end)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Tucked Pied-Billed Grebe, White-Faced Ibis, Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck, and Hooded Warbler using Common Chaffinch's power, Tucked Canvasback to draw Bronzed Cowbird (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Wheat using Common Raven's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, No excess cards for Common Chaffinch's power, Tucked Bronzed Cowbird to draw Pileated Woodpecker (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power, Discarded Egg for 2 Wheat using Common Raven's power

Round End: Tucked Pileated Woodpecker and drew Montagu's Harrier (from tray) using Hooded Crow's power, Discarded 5 Wheat to tuck 5 under House Sparrow

Round End Goal - Birds in Grasslands: 7 points (1st w/ 6 birds)

Game End - Won

Final Score - 94

• Bird Points - 42
• Bonus Cards - 7
• End of Round Goals - 15
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 0
• Tucked Cards - 24