Papipoo

Chris G. takes food, gaining a fish.
Keith draws bird cards, taking the Turkey Vulture.
Bill spends 1 invertebrate, 1 fish, and 1 rodent to play the Black-Crowned Night-Heron in the wetlands.
Chris H. spends 1 seed and 1 invertebrate to play the Coal Tit in the forest.
Dave draws bird cards, taking the Red Knot.
Chris G. draws bird cards, taking the Cooper's Hawk.
Keith takes food, gaining a berry.
Bill lays eggs, placing 2 on the Black-Crowned Night-Heron.
Chris H. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, then caching a seed on the Coal Tit.
Dave spends 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and 1 berry to play the European Robin in the forest.
Chris G. spends 1 rodent to play the Cooper's Hawk in the forest.
Keith spends 1 invertebrate and 2 berries to play the Baltimore Oriole in the forest.
Bill draws cards, spending an egg from the Black-Crowned Night-Heron to draw 2 from the deck.
Chris H. spends 1 invertebrate and 1 berry to play the Lesser Whitethroat in the grassland.
Dave takes food, rerolling the dice, and gaining an inveretebrate, then gaining a second invertebrate with the European Robin.
Chris G. draws a bird card, taking 1 from the deck.
Keith takes food, gaining an invertebrate, and with the Baltimore Oriole, all players gain a berry.
Bill takes food, gaining a berry.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the European Robin.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a rodent, discarding a card, rerolling the dice, and gaining a seed.
Keith plays the Turkey Vulture in the grassland.

Bill spends a berry to play the Northern Flicker in the forest, gaining an invertebrate from the Feeder.
Chris H. lays eggs, placing 2 eggs on the Coal Tit.
Dave draws bird cards, taking the White-Throated Swift.
Chris G. spends 2 fish and 1 roden to play the Bald Eagle in the wetlands, gaining 2 fish from the Feeder.
Keith spends an invertebrate to play the Barn Swallow in the wetlands.
Bill lays eggs, placing 2 on the Northern Flicker.
Chris H. takes bird cards, gaining the American Goldfinch.
Dave spends 2 invertebrates, 1 berry, and an egg from the European Robin to play the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo in the forest.
Chris G. lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Cooper's Hawk and Bald Eagle. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cukcoo lays an egg on the European Robin.
Keith lays eggs, spending 1 berry to lay 1 each on the Baltimore Oriole, Turkey Vulture, and Barn Swallow.
Bill draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Black-Crowned Night-Heron to draw 2 from the deck, and discarding an egg from the Northern Flicker with the Black-Crowned Night-Heron to gain a fish.
Chris H. takes food, rerolls the Feeder, and gains 1 invertebrate, then caches 1 seed on the Coal Tit.
Dave takes food, gaining 2 invertebrates, then gaining another from the European Robin.
Chris G. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Cooper's Hawk to draw 2 from the deck.
Keith draws bird cards, taking the American Coot, discarding an egg from the Turkey Vulture, drawing a card from the deck, tucking a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, and drawing a new card.
Bill takes food, gaining a seed, rerolling the dice, and gaining an invertebrate.
Chris H. spends 2 seeds and 1 egg from the Coal Tit to play the Goldfinch in the grassland, gaining 3 seeds.
Dave spends an invertebrate to play the White-Throated Swift in the grassland.

Chris H. uses the Lesser Whitestart to lay an egg each on the Lesser Whitestart and the Goldfinch. End of Round Goals: Bowl nests with eggs. Chirs H. and Keith each have 2, Dave has 1, and Chris G. and Bill each have 0. The face up birds are discarded and new ones drawn.

Keith draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Baltimor Oriole to take the Eastern Phoebe and Wood Duck, tucks a card from his hand beneath the Barn Swallow, and draws a card.
Bill spends 2 inveretebrates, 1 fish, and an egg from the Northern Flicker to play the White-Faced Ibis in the wetlands.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking the Trumpeter Swan.
Dave takes food, gaining a seed and a rodent, then gaining a second rodent with the European Robin.
Chris G. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Bald Eagle to take the Common Swift and a card from the deck.
Keith takes food, rerolling the Feeder, discarding a card, and gaining 1 seed and 1 invertebrate. Everyone gains a berry.
Bill lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Northern Flicker and Black-Crowned Night-Heron. Dave uses the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo to lay an egg on the European Robin.
Chris H. spends 2 seeds and 1 berry to play the Trumpeter Swan in the wetlands.
Dave spends 2 invertebrates and 2 rodents to play the Red Knot in the wetlands, drawing a bonus card and 3 bird cards, then discarding 2 bird cards.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a rodent, then draws the Eastern Kingbird with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 38cm and is tucked under the hawk. Keith's Turkey Vulture claims an invertebrate from the Feeder.
Keith spends 1 invertebrate and an egg from the Barn Swallow to play the Eastern Phoebe in the grassland.
Bill draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, rolls the 4 dice not in the feeder, caching a fish on the White-Faced Ibis, and discarding an egg from the Northern Flicker to reroll the dice and take an invertebrate from the Feeder. Keith's Turkey Vulture takes a fish from the Feeder.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck, discarding an egg from the Lesser Whitethroat, and drawing another card.
Dave draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the European Robin to take the Dark-Eyed Junko and Yellow-Rumped Warbler.
Chris G. lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Cooper's Hawk and Bald Eagle. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the European Robin.
Keith lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Baltimore Oriole, Eastern Phoebe, and Barn Swallow. All players gain an invertebrate.
Bill spends a seed to play the Mourning Dove in the grassland.
Chris H. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the American Goldfinch to take the Sandhill Crane and a card from the deck.

Dave draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the European Robin to draw 2 from the deck.
Chris G. spends 1 egg from the Cooper's Hawk and 1 berry to play the Downy Woodpecker in the forest, then spends 1 egg from the Bald Eagle, 1 rodent, 1 berry, and 1 fish to play the Spotted Owl, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Keith spends 2 seeds, 1 berry, and an egg from the Eastern Phoebe to play the Wood Duck in the wetlands.
Bill lays eggs, discarding a berry to lay 3 on the Northern Flicker, then gains 1 on the Mourning Dove. Dave uses the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo to lay an egg on the European Robin.
Chris H. takes food, rerolls the feeder, discards a card, takes a fish and a rodent, and caches a seed from supply on the Coal Tit.
Dave spends 1 berry and an egg from the European Robin to play the Yellow-Rumped Warbler in the forest.
Chris G. spends an invertebrate to play the Common Swift in the grassland.
Keith draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, drawing 2 more with the Wood Duck, tucks a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, and discards a card.
Bill draws bird cards, taking the Purple Gallinule and a card from the deck, fails to roll fish with the White-Faced Ibis, and discards an egg from the Northern Flicker with the Black-Crowned Night-Heron to take a seed from supply.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate, a seed, and an egg from the Coal Tit to play the Cassin's Sparrow in the grassland.
Dave spends an invertebrate, a seed, and an egg from the European Robin to play the Ring-Billed Gull in the wetlands.
Chris G. lays eggs, discarding a card to place 1 each on the Downy Woodpecker, Spotted Owl, and Common Swift. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Yellow-Rumped Warbler.
Keith lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, and Wood Duck. All players gain an invertebrate.
Bill takes food, discardind a card to gain a fish and a rodent.
Chris H. lays eggs, placing 1 on the Trumpeter Swan and 2 on the Coal Tit.
Dave draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, and tucks a card behind the Ring-Billed Gull, drawing a card.
Chris G. takes food, rerolling the dice and taking a seed and an invertebrate.

Chris H. uses the Lesser Whitestart to lay an egg each on the Lesser Whitestart, American Goldfinch, and Cassin's Sparrow. Chris G. discards 2 invertebrates to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Common Swift. End of Round Goals: Cavity nests with eggs. Keith has 5, Chris G. has 3, Bill and Chris H. each have 1, and Dave has 0. The face up birds are discarded and new ones drawn.

Bill spends a seed, berry, fish, and an egg from the Northern Flicker to play the Pruple Gallinule in the wetlands.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate, a fish, and an egg from the American Goldfinch to play the Red-Breasted Meranser in the wetlands.
Dave takes food, gaining a berry, rerolling the dice, and gaining an invertebrate, tucks a card from his hand under the Yellow-Rumped Warbler, drawing the Dunnock, then gains another invertebrate from the European Robin.
Chris G. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Spotted Owl to take the Prothonotary Warbler and Carolina Wren.
Keith spends 3 invertebrates, 1 fish, and an egg from the Turkey Vulture to play the Barrow's Goldeneye in the wetlands.
Bill spends 1 rodent, 1 invertebrate, and an egg from the Mourning Dove to play the European Roller in the grassland.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate, a berry, a rodent, and an egg from the Coal Tit to play the Black-Necked Stilt in the wetlands, drawing 2 cards.
Dave takes food, gaining 2 fish, tucks a card from his hand under the Yellow-Rumped Warbler, drawing the European Turtle Dove, and gains an extra fish from the European Robin.
Chris G. takes food, gaining 2 inverebrates, and draws the Northern Harrier with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 109cm and is discarded. The Feeder is rerolled.
Keith draws bird cards, taking the Common Kingfisher and Killdeer, draws the Dickcissel and a card from the deck with the Wood Duck, tucks a card from his hand behind the Barn Swallow, draws a card, and discards a card.
Bill draws cards, discarding an egg from the Black-Crowned Night-Heron to gain the Lincoln's Sparrow and two from the deck, all players draw 1 card from the deck with the Purple Gallinule, and he discards an egg from the Northern Flicker to gain a seed.
Chris H. takes food, discarding a card to gain an invertebrate and a rodent, and caches a seed on the Coal Tit.
Dave spends 2 invertebrates and an egg from the European Robin to play the Bell's Vireo in the grasslands, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Chris G. takes bird cards, gaining the Savannah Sparrow.
Keith takes food, discarding a bird card to gain a seed and a rodent. All players gain a berry.
Bill lays eggs, discarding a berry to lay 2 each on the Mourning Dove and Northern Flicker. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Bell's Vireo. Keith's Barrow's Goldeneye lays an egg on the Wood Duck. The Mourning Dove lays an egg on itself.
Chris H. lays eggs, discarding a berry to lay 2 on the Red-Breasted Merganser and 1 each on the Trumpeter Swan and Black-Necked Stilt. The Cassin's Sparrow lays an egg on the Red-Breasted Merganser.

Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Ring-Billed Gull and 1 on the Red Knot, tucks a card from his hand behind the White-Throated Swift, and lays another egg on the Red Knot.
Chris G. takes food, discarding a card to reroll the Feeder and take 3 invertebrates, and drawing the Snowy Owl with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 138cm and is discarded.
Keith spends a seed and an egg from the Wood Duck to play the Killdeer in the grassland.
Bill spends 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and 2 eggs from the Mourning Dove to play the Lincoln's Sparrow in the grassland.
Chris H. draws cards, discarding an egg from the Coal Tit to take the White Wagtail, Common Cuckoo, and a card from the deck, then draws 2 cards and discards 1 card.
Dave spends 1 invertebrate, 2 berries, and an egg from the Yellow-Rumped Warbler to play the Great Blue Heron in the wetlands, then spends 3 fish, an egg from the Bell's Vireo, and an egg from the Ring-Billed Gull, to play the Atlantic Puffin in the wetlands, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Chris G. spends 1 seed and an egg from the Common Swift to play the Savanna Sparrow in the grassland, then spends an egg from the Downy Woodpecker to play the California Condor in the grassland, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Keith lays eggs, discarding a berry to lay 2 each on the Barn Swallow and Eastern Phoebe, discards and egg from the Wood Duck to take the Eastern Imperial Eagle and a card from the deck. All players gain an invertebrate. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Bell's Vireo.
Bill lays eggs, laying 2 each on the Lincoln's Sparrow and Purple Galinule. The Lincoln's Sparrow is moved to the forest. Keith's Barrow's Goldeneye lays an egg on the Wood Duck. The Mourning Dove lays an egg on itself.
Chris H. lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Cassin's Sparrow, Red-Breasted Merganser, and Black-Necked Stilt, and the Cassin's Sparrow lays an egg on the American Goldfinch.
Dave lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Ring-Billed Gull, Atlantic Puffin, and Bell's Vireo.
Chris G. draws bird cards, taking the Moltoni's Warbler.
Keith lays eggs, discarding an invertebrate to lay 1 each on the Baltimore Oriole and Eastern Phoebe, and 2 on the Killdeer. Everyone gains an invertebrate. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the European Robin.

Chris H. uses the Lesser Whitestart to lay an egg each on the Coal Tit. Chris G. discards 5 invertebrates to tuck 5 cards from the deck behind the Common Swift. End of Round Goals: Eggs in ground nests. Keith has 11, Chris H. has 10, Dave has 7, Bill has 2, and Chris G. has 0. The face up birds are discarded and new ones drawn.

Chris H. spends 1 invertebrate and 2 eggs from the Cassin's Sparrow to play the Wilson's Snipe in the wetlands.
Dave draws bird cards, taking the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Osprey, and a card from the deck, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Ring-Billed Gull, drawing a card.
Chris G. lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Bald Eagle, Common Swift, and Savannah Sparrow. Keith's Barrow's Goldeneye lays an egg on the Wood Duck. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Yellow-Rumped Warbler.
Keith takes food, reolling the Feeder, discarding a card, and gaining 2 seeds.
Bill takes food, gaining a seed and a rodent, then moves the Lincoln's Sparrow to the grassland.
Chris H. spends 2 invertebrates and an egg from the Lesser Whitethroat to play the Common Cuckoo in the forest.
Dave takes food, rerolls the Feeder, discards and card, and gains 2 seeds and a rodent, tucks a card from his hand behind the Yellow-Rumped Warbler, drawing a card, and gaining another seed from the American Robin.
Chris G. spends 2 invertebrates, 1 seed, and an egg from the Savannah Sparrow to play the Prothonotary Warbler in the wetlands.
Keith spends 2 eggs from the Killdeer and 3 cards from his hand to play the Eastern Imperial Eagle in the grasslands, tucking the cards behind the bird.
Bill spends 1 seed, 2 invertebrates, and 2 eggs from the Mourning Dove to play the American Avocet in the wetlands.
Chris H. takes food, rerolls the Feeder, and gains a berry and a fish, and caches a seed on the Coal Tit.
Dave spends 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, 1 rodent, and 2 eggs from the Bell's Vireo to play the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker in the forest, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a rodent, rerolling the Feeder, discards a card and gains 2 invertebrates, then draws the Painted Whitestart with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 22cm and is tucked under the hawk. Keith gains a seed from the Feeder with the Turkey Vulture.
Keith spends 2 seeds, 1 invertebrate, and an egg each from the Barn Swallow and Eastern Phoebe to play the Bobolink in the grassland, laying eggs on the Bobolink, Killdeer, Barn Swallow, and Eastern Phoebe.

Bill lays eggs, placing 2 each on the Black-Crowned Night-Heron and White-Faced Ibis, moves the Lincoln's Sparrow to the wetlands, and lays an egg on the Mourning Dove. Chris H. uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Wilson's Snipe. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Bell's Vireo. Keith uses the Barrow's Goldeneye to lay an egg on the Wood Duck.
Chris H. spends a berry, fish, rodent, seed and egg from the Coal Tit, and an egg from the American Goldfinch to play the White Wagtail in the wetlands.
Dave spends 2 seeds and an egg from the Yellow-Rumped Warbler to play the European Turtle Dove in the grassland, gaining a bonus card and laying an egg on the Great Blue Heron.
Chris G. spends an invertebrate, berry, fish, and an egg from the Common Swift to play the Cetti's Warbler in the wetlands.
Keith lays eggs, discarding a rodent to place 4 on the Barrow's Goldeneye and 1 on the Wood Duck. Chris H. uses the Common Cuckoo to lay an egg on the White Wagtail. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the Yellow-Rumped Warbler.
Bill lays eggs, discarding a rodent to lay 2 eggs each on the American Avocet and Purple Gallinule and gains a egg on the Mourning Dove. Keith's Barrow's Goldeneye lays an egg on the Turkey Vulture.
Chris H. lays eggs, discarding a seed from the Coal Tit to place 4 on the White Wagtail. The Cassin's Sparrow lays an egg on the Wilson's Snipe.
Dave lays eggs, discarding an invertebrate to lay 1 each on the Great Blue Heron, European Turtle Dove, White-Throated Swift, and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, then tucks a card from his hand under the White-Throated Swift to lay an egg on the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo.
Chris G. lays eggs, discarding a rodent to place 3 on the Ceti's Warbler and 1 on the Prothonotary Warbler. Dave's Yellow-Billed Cuckoo lays an egg on the American Robin.
Keith lays eggs, discarding a seed to place 1 on the Bobolink, and 2 each on the Killdeer and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
Bill lays eggs, discarding an invertebrate and placing 2 each on the Mourning Dove and Northern Flicker. The Mourning Dove lays an egg on itself.

Chris H. uses the Lesser Whitestart to lay an egg each on the Lesser Whitethroat, American Goldfinch, and Cassin's Sparrow. Chris G. discards 1 invertebrate to tuck 1 card from the deck behind the Common Swift. End of Round Goals: Eggs in the wetlands. Chris H. has 15, Bill has 12, Keith has 11, Chris G. has 8, and Dave has 7.

Chris has the Viticulturalist, gaining 0VP for 1 bird that eats berries, Backyard Birder, gaining 0VP for 4 birds worth less than 4 points, and Bird Bander, gaining 0VP for 2 birds that can live in multiple habitats, for a total of 0VP.

Chris H. has the Behaviorist, gaining 6VP for 2 columns where each bird has a different color power.

Dave has the Wetland Scientist, gaining 3PV for 4 birds that can live only in the wetlands, Photographer, gaining 6VP for 6 birds with colors in their names, Food Web Expert, gaining 6VP for 3 birds that eat only invertebrates, Enclosure Builder, gaining 4VP for 4 birds with ground or special nests, Fishery Manager, gaining 3VP for 2 birds that eat fish, and Anatomist, gaining 7VP for 4 birds with body parts in their names, for a total of 29VP.

Bill Scharf: A fun game as always, thanks for running it Chris, and congrats to Dave on his narrow win!

Chris Geggus: Great win for Dave with 29 points from bonus cards! I had 3 bonus cards and couldn't manage 1 point from any of them. Not one of my best games. I still struggle with this game (as much as I enjoy it) and always forget (or ignore) the slow reduction in actions during the game. I get all excited grabbing more cards etc., not realising that I will never have time to get them out or do the other 20 jobs I'm trying to perform. Very much a case of less is good. And thanks to Chris H. again.

Dave Anderson: I cannot take all the credit. My wife loves this game. We have it on our computer through Steam. I did the initial draw and she laser focused on the bonus cards. We knew through playing on the computer game that the European Game is slower in terms of getting birds down. No nectar etc. The swift was part of anatomist, up comes the swift. And we just plain got lucky that the bonus cards fell as they did. We expected a real battle with Chris G. as he had 3 of them and a possible forth with the Cerulean warbler out there. We knew that Keith was going to just crush us on the end of round with his star bird collection. Thanks to Chris Hassler for another GMing game for us and sign me up for another as Debbie will tagging along giving her usual excellent advice.

Keith Marple: Great win Dave (and Debbie)! Never seen anyone exploit bonus cards to such an extent before, and it was very instructive that you were able to average nearly 5 VP / bonus card, I’ll start valuing them more highly in future games. Love seeing a new strategy unlocked, fascinating game. Thanks all for playing, and Chris for running such a smooth format and fun game!

Chris Hibbert: I enjoyed the game, but I never found my stride. From the cards I had, I thought my best chance was focusing on the round bonuses, and I didn't even manage to pull that off as cleanly as I hoped. I made a few mistakes in tracking which birds could be played where, but that would only have made 5 or 10 points difference anyway.

Congratulations to Dave. 6 bonus cards for 29 points is quite impressive. I'm impressed that while pulling that off, he pretty much tied the rest of us in all the other categories, so it didn't cost him anything to get those bonuses.

Thanks for running the game, Chris. You did a great job as always.

	Chris G.	Keith	Bill	Chris H.	Dave
Birds	40	35	38	35	48
Bonus Cards	0	0	6	6	29
End of Round Goals	2	17	4	14	2
Eggs	5	25	21	18	15
Cached Food	0	0	1	1	0
Tucked Cards	10	7	0	0	7
Total	57	84	70	74	101

Name	Color	Cards in Hand	Bonus Cards	Seeds	Invertebrates	Berries	Fish	Rodents
Chris Geggus	Yellow	1	3
Keith Marple	Blue	0	1
Bill Scharf	Purple	4	1
Chris Hibbert	Green	4	1
Dave Anderson	Red	2	6