Wingspan Online Daily Gameplay - May 27, 2024

My Score - 101 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 46
• Bonus Cards - 23
• End of Round Goals - 12
• Eggs - 6
• Food on Cards - 7
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 1

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Common Chaffinch - low food cost, tuck excess birds
• Coal Tit - for more food
• Grey Teal - for more birds
• Barn Swallow - low food cost, star nest, and tucks

Food

• Nectar and Wheat - for Coal Tit

Bonus Card: Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Coal Tit in Woodlands (for more food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Grey Teal and Barn Swallow), Wheat cached on Coal Tit
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
3. Play Bird - Grey Teal in Wetlands (for more birds)
4. Draw Birds - Northern Cardinal (from tray, for more food) and Southern Cassowary (from tray, for 2nd round end goal), No Wetlands birds to keep from using Grey Teal's power
5. Draw Birds - Chipping Sparrow and Killdeer (both from deck), Silvereye from using Grey Teal's power
6. Play Bird - Chipping Sparrow in Woodlands (for eggs while gaining food and to potentially later discard to play Southern Cassowary)
7. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Silvereye and Southern Cassowary), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
8. Gain Food - Berry and Wheat from bird feeder (for Northern Cardinal), Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Wheat cached on Coal Tit

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Eggs in Wetlands: 4 points (1st w/ 2 eggs) 

Round 2

1. Play Bird - Northern Cardinal in Woodlands (for more food)
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
2. Gain Food - ? from bird feeder (for Barn Swallow), Berry from Northern Caridnal's power, Egg from Chipping Sparrow's power, Wheat cached on Coal Tit
3. Play Bird - Barn Swallow in Grasslands (for tucks while laying eggs)
4. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands (for birds while laying eggs)
5. Play Bird - Silvereye in Grasslands (used 2 Rats for Nectar, for Nectar while laying eggs)
6. Lay Eggs - 2 eggs, Nectar from Silverye's power, Discarded egg to draw Willet (from deck) and Tui (from tray to tuck) from Killdeer's power, Tucked Tui and drew Fish Crow (from tray, for food while laying eggs) using Barn Swallow's power
7. Play Bird - Southern Cassowary in Woodlands (for round end goal, choose not to discard a bird and just not get the When Played benefits, but rather get far enough for 3 food in Woodlands and still get all the benefits from current birds in Woodlands when gaining food)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 3 point (tied for 1st w/ 1 bird)

Round 3

1. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Fish for 3rd egg), Nectar from Silverye's power, Discarded Egg to draw King Rail (from tray for another bonus card) and Pukeko (from tray to tuck) from Killdeer's power, Tucked Pukeko and drew Eurasian Magpie (from tray for round end goal and to fill Grasslands) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat (before turn)
2. Fish from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (before turn)
2. Play Bird - Fish Crow in Grasslands (for food while laying eggs)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Berry for 4th egg), Skipped Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Discarded Egg to draw Red-Breasted Merganser (from deck) and Red Knot (from deck) from Killdeer's power, Tucked Red-Breasted Merganser and drew Red-Tailed Hawk (from tray) using Barn Swallow's power
4. Play Bird - Eurasian Magpie in Grasslands (for round end power and to get far enough to get 4 eggs when laying eggs)
1. Other player stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power, Gained Nectar from bird feeder
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Discarded Egg for Nectar using Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Skipped Killdeer's power, Tucked Common Chaffinch and drew Purple Martin (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Fish from other player's Bluethroat
2. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
6. Play Bird - Red Knot in Wetlands (Bird Feeder - Birds that eat Wheat, Spotted Owl)
1. Other player stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power, Gained Worm from bird feeder

Round End: Cached 3 Wheat on Coal Tit using Eurasian Magpie's power

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

Round 4

1. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (Kept Rodentologist - Birds that eat Rats, Discarded Viticulturalist)
1. Berry from other player's Baltimore Oriole
2. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
3. Worm from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
2. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Skipped Killdeer's power, Tucked Purple Martin and drew Crested Pigeon (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
2. Rat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
3. Play Bird - Spotted Owl in Woodlands (Kept Mechanical Engineer - Sets of the 4 nest types, Discarded Site Selection Expert)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs, Skipped Fish Crow's power, Nectar from Silverye's power, Skipped Killdeer's power, Tucked Crested Pigeon  and drew European Honey Buzzed (from deck) using Barn Swallow's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
2. Rat from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 
5. Play Bird - Red-Tailed Hawk in Wetlands (for Rodentologist)
1. Other player stole Worm using Red-Backed Shrike's power, Gained Rat from bird feeder
2. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
3. Fish from other player's Ruby-Throated Hummingbird 

Round End: Cached 4 Wheat on Coal Tit using Eurasian Magpie's power

Round End Goal - Sets of Eggs in All Habitats: 3 points (3rd w/ 2 sets)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 4)

Wetlands - 1 points (tied for 2nd w/ 5)

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 26, 2024

My Score - 111 (Won)

• Bird Points - 44
• Bonus Cards - 26
• End of Round Goals - 11
• Eggs - 8
• Food on Cards - 9 
• Tucked Cards - 5
• Nectar - 8

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Silvereye - for Site Selection Expert and Nectar while drawing birds
• Say's Phoebe - for Site Selection Expert
• Black-Billed Magpie  - for Site Selection Expert

Food

• Nectar, Berry, and Worm - for Eurasian Golden Oriole, which I plan to draw first turn

Bonus Card: Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Golden Oriole (from tray, for Site Selection Expert, and more food)
2. Play Bird - Eurasian Golden Oriole in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and more food)
3. Gain Food - Worm and Rat from bird feeder (for Silvereye and Black-Billed Magpie)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
4. Gain Food - Worm and Nectar from bird feeder (for Silvereye and Say's Phoebe)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Play Bird - Silvereye in Wetlands (for Nectar while drawing birds)
6. Draw Birds - Kakapo and Roseate Spoonbill (both from tray, for Site Selection Expert and bonus cards), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
7. Draw Birds - California Condor (from tray, for Site Selection Expert and bonus card) and Short-Toed Treecreeper (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
8. Play Bird - Say's Phoebe in Grasslands (for round end goal and Site Selection Expert, 3 eggs)

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Eurasian Magpie (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Northern Cardinal (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
2. Play Bird - Black-Billed Magpie in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and potential between turns food)
1. Berry from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
3. Play Bird - California Condor in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal, Kept Diet Specialist - Birds with a food cost of 3 food, Discarded Passerine Specialist)
4. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Roseate Spoonbill)
5. Play Bird - Roseate Spoonbill in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal, Kept Ecologist - Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds, Discarded Breeding Manager)
1. Spangled Drongo from other player's Canvasback
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Spangled Drongo for 3rd egg)
7. Play Bird - Eurasian Magpie in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and round end power)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power

Round End: Cached 2 Berries on Eurasian Magpie

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 5 point (1st w/ 3 birds)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Ruff (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Greylag Goose (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
2. Play Bird - Ruff in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert, round end power, and to get far enough in Grasslands for 3 eggs)
3. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Short-Toed Treecreeper for 4th egg)
1. Chessnut-Collared Longspur from other player's Canvasback
4. Gain Food - Wheat and Worm from bird feeder (for Greylag Goose and Chestnut-Collared Longspur)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Draw Birds - White-Bellied Sea-Eagle (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Common Chaffinch (from deck), Nectar from Silvereye's power
6. Play Bird - Greylag Goose in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and round end goal)
1. Worm from other player's Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Round End: Cached 2 Berries on Eurasian Magpie, Tucked Common Chaffinch, Northern Cardinal, and drew Chesnut-Collared Longspur and drew Cedar Waxwing, American Bittern, and Ferruginous Hawk (all from deck) using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds in One Row: 2 points (tied for 2nd w/ 5 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Kakapo in Woodlands (used 2 Worms for Wheat in food cost, for Site Selection Expert and game end power)
2. Gain Food - Fish and 2 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Cedar Waxwing for 3rd food, for White-Bellied Sea-Eagle)
3. Play Bird - White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert)
4. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg)
1. Worm from Eurasian Golden Oriole's power
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Worm for 4th egg)

Round End: Cached 5 Berries on Eurasian Magpie, Tucked American Bittern and Ferruginous Hawk drew Major Mitchell's Cockatoo and Greta Tit using Ruff's power

Round End Goal - Birds with No Eggs: 4 points (2nd w/ 9 birds)

Game End: Kept Platform Builder from Kakapo's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 3 points (tied for 1st w/ 3)

Grasslands - 0 points (3rd w/ 2)

Wetlands - 5 points (1st w/ 6)

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 25, 2024

My Score - 100 (Won)

• Bird Points - 58
• Bonus Cards - 11
• End of Round Goals - 10
• Eggs - 2
• Food on Cards - 5
• Tucked Cards - 7
• Nectar - 7

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Wood Stork - for another bonus card
• Red-Eyed Vireo - for Viticulturalist
• Vaux's Swift - Woodlands bird
• Eastern Bluebird - for Viticulturalist

Food

• Nectar and Berry - hoping to get Mistletoebird first turn

Bonus Card: Viticulturalist - Birds that eat Berries

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Mistletoebird (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
2. Draw Birds - Red-Winged Parrot (from tray, for Viticulturalist)
3. Gain Food - Worm and Fish from bird feeder (discarded Vaux's Swift for 2nd food, for Red-Winged Parrot)
4. Play Bird - Red-Winged Parrot in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist and potential eggs or more food)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Red-Eyed Vireo and Mistletoebird), Gave away Nectar for 2 Nectar from bird feeder using Red-Winged Parrot's power
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Wood Stork and Mistletoebird), Gave away Nectar for 2 Nectar from bird feeder using Red-Winged Parrot's power
7. Gain Food - Nectar and Berry from bird feeder (for Mistletoebird and Eastern Bluebird), Gave away Nectar to lay 2 eggs on Red-Winged Parrot
8. Play Bird - Red-Eyed Vireo and Mistletoebird in Woodlands (for Viticulturalist and more food)

Round End: none

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

Round 2

1. Draw Birds - Australian Raven (for Grasslands and game end power)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Wood Stork), Berry from Mistletoebird, Gave away Nectar for Nectar and Rat from bird feeder using Red-Winged Parrot's power
3. Play Bird - Wood Stork in Wetlands (Kept Falconer, Discarded Wetland Data Analyst)
4. Gain Food - Fish and Nectar from bird feeder (for Australian Raven), Berry from Mistletoebird, Gave away Nectar to lay 2 eggs on Red-Winged Parrot
5. Play Bird - Eastern Bluebird and Australian Raven in Grasslands (for Viticulturalist and game end power)
6. Draw Birds - Gallah and Bonelli's Eagle (both from deck)
7. Draw Birds - Yellow-Billed Cuckoo and Red-Breasted Nuthatch (both from deck)

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Cards in Hand: 1 point (3rd w/ 4 cards)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Black-Tailed Godwit (from tray, for another bonus card) and Yellow-Breasted Chat (from deck)
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
2. Gain Food - Wheat and 2 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Red-Breasted Nuthatch for 3rd food, for Yellow-Breasted Chat), Berry from Mistletoebird, Gave away Nectar for 2 Nectar from bird feeder using Red-Winged Parrot's power
3. Play Bird - Yellow-Breasted Chat in Woodlands (for round end goal and more food...I also thought I was playing a copy bird and not a migratory bird)
4. Gain Food - Worm, Wheat, and Nectar from bird feeder (for Gallah), Moved Yellow Breasted Chat to Grasslands, Berry from Mistletoebird, Gave away Nectar  to lay 2 eggs on Red-Winged Parrot
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
5. Play Bird - Galah in Woodlands (for round end goal and tucks while gaining food)
6. Gain Food - Rat, Worm, and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit), Tucked 2 under Galah, Traded Berry for Nectar using Mistletoebird's power, Gave away Nectar to lay 2 eggs on Red-Winged Parrot

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Berry and Wheat in Food Cost of Your Birds: 6 points (1st w/ 11 food cost)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (Behaviorist, Peregrine Falcon)
1. Egg from other player's Princess Stephanie's Astrapia
2. Gain Food - 3 Nectar from bird feeder (for Bonelli's Eagle and Peregrine's Falcon), Tucked 2 under Galah, Berry from Mistletoebird, Gave away Nectar for Worm and Nectar from bird feeder using Red-Winged Parrot's power
1. Rat from other player's Anna's Hummingbird
3. Play Bird - Peregrine's Falcon in Grasslands (for Falconer)
4. Play Bird - Bonelli's Eagle in Wetlands (used Yellow-Billed Cuckoo for one of the Rats, for Falconer)
5. Gain Food - Nectar, Rat, and Worm from bird feeder (for Red-Winged Parrot's power and Australian Raven's game end power), Tucked 2 under Galah, Berry from Mistletoebird, Gave away Nectar  to lay 2 eggs on Red-Winged Parrot

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Birds with no Eggs: 3 points (3rd w/ 9 birds)

Game End: Cached 3 Berries and 2 Worms on Australian Raven

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 8)

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

Wetlands - 0 points (3rd w/ 3)

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 24, 2024

My Score - 131 (Won)

• Bird Points - 58
• Bonus Cards - 21
• End of Round Goals - 13
• Eggs - 11
• Food on Cards - 1
• Tucked Cards - 18
• Nectar - 9

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Hawfinch - for more food
• Cedar Waxwing - for Berries tucking excess cards with Franklin's Gull in Grasslands
• Common Grackle - for eggs while drawing birds
• Franklin's Gull - for more birds

Food

• Nectar and Wheat - for Hawfinch

Bonus Card: Site Selection Expert - Columns with a matching pair or trio of nests

Round 1

1. Draw Birds - Grey Warbler (from tray, Star nest to help with Site Selection Expert)
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
2. Play Bird - Grey Warbler and Hawfinch in Woodlands (for more food)
3. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Cedar Waxwing and Common Grackle), Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Nectar from other player's Bluethroat
4. Play Bird - Cedar Waxwing in Grasslands (to tuck unwanted birds for Berries while laying eggs)
5. Play Bird - Common Grackle in Wetlands (for Site election Expert and eggs while drawing birds)
6. Draw Birds - Stubble Quail (from tray, for eggs) and Chimney Swift (from tray, for Site Selection Expert), Skipped Common Grackle's power
1. Rat from other player's Bluethroat
7. Draw Birds - Yellowhammer (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Cassin's Sparrow (from tray to tuck), Tucked Cassin's Sparrow to lay egg on Common Grackle
1. Worm from other player's Bluethroat
8. Draw Birds - Great Crested Grebe (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Kereru (from tray to tuck), Tucked Kereru to lay egg on Common Grackle

Round End: none

Round End Goal - No Goal

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Franklin's Gull and Yellowhammer), Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Nectar from other player's Eastern Rosella
2. Play Bird - Franklin's Gull in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert and birds while laying eggs)
3. Play Bird - Great Crested Grebe in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert)
4. Draw Birds - Inca Dove Owl (from tray, for Site Selection Expert) and Short-Toed Treecreeper (from tray to tuck), Eurasian Collared-Dove (from deck) from Great Crested Grebe's power, Tucked Short-Toed Treecreeper to lay egg on Common Grackle
1. Broad-Winged Hawk from other player's American Oystercatcher
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Worm for 3rd egg), Discarded egg to draw Brant and Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (both from tray) using Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Hosfield's Bronze-Cuckoo to gain Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power
6. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Yellowhammer and Stubble Quail), Wheat from Hawfinch's power
7. Play Bird - Yellowhammer in Woodlands (for round end goal and power)
1. Nectar from other player's Eastern Rosella
8. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Berry for 3rd egg), Discarded egg to draw Red-Winged Parrot (from deck) and Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (from tray for Site Selection Expert) using Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Inca Dove to gain Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power

Round End: Played Brant in Wetlands using Yellowhammer's power (Barn Owl, Northern Flicker, and Barrow's Goldeneye from tray)

Round End Goal - Cluster Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (2nd w/ 3 bird)

Round 3

1. Draw Birds - Greater Prairie-Chicken (from tray, for Site Selection Expert and another bonus card) and Australian Ibis (from tray, for Site Selection Expert), Eurasian Nutcracker (from deck) from Great Crested Grebe's power, Tucked Northern Flicker to lay egg on Common Grackle
1. Nectar from other player's Eastern Rosella
2. Play Bird - Red-Winged Parrot in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert and for more food or eggs)
3. Gain Food - 4 Nectar from bird feeder (discarded Eurasian Nutcracker for 4th food, for Greater Prairie Chicken and Barrow's Goldeneye), Gave away Nectar for Fish and Nectar from bird feeder using Red-Winged Parrot's power, Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Pygmy Nuthatch from other players's 
4. Play Bird - Barrow's Goldeneye in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert and potential between turns eggs)
5. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (discarded Pygmy Nuthatch for 3rd egg), Skipped Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Stubble Quail to gain Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
2. Nectar from other player's Eastern Rosella
6. Play Bird - Greater Prairie Chicken in Grasslands (for Site Selection Expert, Kept Large Bird Specialist, Discarded Behaviorist)
7. Gain Food - Fish, Rat, and Wheat from bird feeder (for Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Australian Ibis, and Broad-Winged Hawk), No Nectar for Red-Winged Parrot's power, Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Berry from other player's Bluethroat
2. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power

Round End: Played Major Mitchell's Cockatoo in Grasslands using Yellowhammer's power

Round End Goal - Birds with No Egg: 6 points (1st w/ 11 birds)

Round 4

1. Play Bird - Broad-Winged Hawk in Woodlands (for Site Selection Expert)
2. Gain Food -Worm, Nectar, Fish, and Rat from bird feeder (Eurasian Collared-Dove and Australian Ibis), Broad-Winged Hawk's power successful (Rat cached) Gave away Nectar to lay 2 eggs on Red-Winged Parrot, Wheat from Hawfinch's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
2. Nectar from other player's Eastern Rosella
3. Play Bird - Australian Ibis in Wetlands (for Site Selection Expert)
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
4. Draw Birds - Gray Catbird, Mute Swan, Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise, and Brown-Headed Cowbird (all from deck), Tucked Wood Stork from Australian Ibis' power, No slots to draw from Great Crested Grebe's power, Tucked Barn Owl to lay egg on Common Grackle
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
2. Nectar from other player's Eastern Rosella
5. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Brown-Headed Cowbird for 4th egg), Tucked Count Raggi's Bird of Paradise for Wheat from Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Skipped Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Mute Swan to gain Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power
1. Egg from Barrow's Goldeneye's power
6. Lay Eggs - 4 eggs (discarded Nectar for 4th egg), Tucked Gray Catbird for Wheat from Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Skipped Franklin's Gull's power, Tucked Chimney Swift to gain Berry using Cedar Waxwing's power

Round End: Played Eurasian Collared-Dove in Grasslands using Yellowhammer's power, Discarded 2 Berries, Fish, Worm, and Rat to tuck 5 under Eurasian Collared-Dove

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 5 points (tied for 1st w/ 5 birds)

Game End: none

Nectar

Woodlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 5)

Grasslands - 5 points (1st w/ 7)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 6)

Pikmin Bloom: Purple 6 of Diamonds Playing Card Pikmin

 I got the Purple 6 of Diamonds today as my 13th unique Playing Card decor Pikmin,

Disney Emoji Blitz: Coco Clear Event - My Emoji Prizes

Map 5 Final Prize - Diamond Box

I got Pepita from the Diamond Box at the end of Map 4.

Rainbow Falls Final Prize - Early Bird Box

From the Early Bird Box, I got Cobra Bubbles

Wingspan Online Daily Game Commentary - May 23, 2024

My Score - 90 (Lost)

• Bird Points - 50
• Bonus Cards - 13
• End of Round Goals - 7
• Eggs - 0
• Food on Cards - 7
• Tucked Cards - 6
• Nectar - 7

Starting Birds, Food, and Bonus

Birds

• Black-Chinned Hummingbird - Grasslands bird, Berries
• Yellow-Headed Blackbird - for Wetland Scientist and eggs while drawing birds
• Tawny Frogmouth - Woodlands bird

Food

• Nectar, Worm, and Rat - for Tawny Frogmouth

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

Round 1

1. Play Bird - Tawny Frogmouth in Woodlands (for round end goal and to get far enough in Woodlands for 2 food)
2. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Yellow-Headed Blackbird), Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
3. Play Bird - Yellow-Headed Blackbird in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist and tuck for eggs while drawing birds)
4. Draw Birds - Black-Crowned Night-Heron (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Black Redstart (from tray to tuck), Tucked Black Redstart to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
5. Draw Birds - King Rail (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and White-Crowned Sparrow (from tray to tuck), Tucked White-Crowned Sparrow to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
6. Gain Food - Nectar and Worm from bird feeder (for Black-Chinned Hummingbird and Black-Crowned Night-Heron), Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm cached)
7. Draw Birds - Brolga (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Inca Dove (from tray to tuck), Tucked Inca Dove to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
8. Play Bird - Black-Chinned Hummingbird in Woodlands (to use Nectar and to free up an egg slot on Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Builder Nest Bird w/ Egg: 2 points (0 birds) 

Round 2

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for King Rail), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
2. Play Bird - King Rail in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, Kept Behaviorist, Discarded Breeding Manager)
3. Draw Birds - Black-Tailed Godwit (from tray for Wetland Scientist) and Many-Colored Fruit-Dove (from tray to tuck), Tucked Many-Colored Fruit-Dove to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
4. Draw Birds - Eurasian Green Woodpecker (from tray for Behaviorist), Killdeer (for Grasslands first column and more birds while laying eggs), and Cassin's Sparrow (discarded egg to draw, from tray to tuck), Tucked Cassin's Sparrow to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)
5. Gain Food - Nectar and Wheat from bird feeder (for Black-Tailed Godwit), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm cached)
6. Play Bird - Black-Tailed Godwit in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist, Wildlife Gardener, Crested Pigeon)
7. Draw Birds - Hawfinch (from tray for Wildlife Gardener and Behaviorist) and Purple Martin (from tray to tuck), Tucked Purple Martin to lay egg on Yellow-Headed Blackbird)

Round End: none

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

Round 3

1. Gain Food - 2 Nectar from bird feeder (for Hawfinch), Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
2. Play Bird - Hawfinch in Woodlands (for Wildlife Gardener, Behaviorist, and more food)
3. Gain Food - 2 Worms from bird feeder (for Killdeer and Eurasian Green Woodpecker), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Rat cached)
4. Play Bird - Killdeer in Grasslands
5. Play Bird - Eurasian Green Woodpecker in Grasslands (for Behaviorist and round end goal)
6. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (Discarded Berry for 3rd egg), Discarded egg to draw Common Loon and Greater Flamingo (from deck) using Killdeer's power

Round End: none

Round End Goal - Total Birds: 3 points (2nd w/ 9 birds)

Round 4

1. Gain Food - Nectar and 2 Fish from bird feeder (discarded Greater Flamingo for 3rd food, for Common Loon and Black-Crowned Night-Heron), Wheat from Hawfinch's power, Berry from Black-Chinned Hummingbird's power, Tawny Frogmouth's power successful (Worm cached)
2. Play Bird - Crested Pigeon in Grasslands (for Behaviorist)
3. Lay Eggs - 3 eggs (Discarded Brolga for 3rd egg), Skipped Killdeer's power
4. Play Bird - Black-Crowned Night-Heron in Wetlands (used 2 Berries for Rat, for Wetland Scientist)
5. Play Bird - Common Loon in Wetlands (for Wetland Scientist)

Round End: 

Round End Goal - White & No Powers: 3 points (tied for 2nd w/ 2 birds)

Game End: No Wheat for Crested Pigeon's power

Nectar

Woodlands - 5 points (1st w/ 4)

Grasslands - 0 points (0)

Wetlands - 2 points (2nd w/ 6)