Huskydoodle

Chris H. spends a seed and an invertebrate to play the Yellow Headed Blackbird in the wetlands.
Chris G. spends 1 rodent to play the Coopers Hawk in the forest.
Kieth spends 1 seed to play the Killdeer in the grassland.
Christopher draws a card, taking the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak.
Dave takes food, gaining a nectar.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking one from the deck and the Grasshopper Sparrow, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, laying an egg on it.
Chris G. spends 1 seed and 1 nectar to play the Black-Bellied Whistling Duck in the wetlands.
Kieth lays 2 eggs on the Killdeer, then discards 1 egg to draw 2 cards.
Christopher spends 1 seed, 1 invertebrate, and 1 nectar to place the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak in the forest.
Dave spends 1 invertebrate and 2 nectar to play the California Quail in the forest.
Chris H. spends 1 nectar to play the Horsfields Bronze Cuckoo in the forest.
Chris G. draws bird cards, taking the White Faced Heron and a card from the deck.
Kieth spends an invertebrate to play the Painted Whitestart in the forest.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Yellow-Bellied Sap Sucker.
Dave takes food, gaining a seed and a nectar.
Chris H. takes food, gaining a seed and an invertebrate.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a rodent and a nectar, draws the Austrialian Magpie with the Coopers Hawk, which has a wingspan of 75cm and is discarded.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 2 on the Painted Whitestart, then discards 1 to draw 2 cards from the deck.
Christopher takes food, rerolling the dice and gaining 2 nectar, and takes a seed with the Red-Breasted Grossbeak.
Dave takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a nectar, and lays an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking the Silvereye and a card from the deck, tucking a card from his hand beneath the Yellow Headed Blackbird and laying an egg on it.

Chris G. takes food, gaining a fish and a rodent, draws the Tufted Titmouse with the Coopers Hawk, which has a wingspan of 25cm and is tucked under the hawk.
Kieth takes food, gaining a seed and a nectar, and gains an invertebrate with the Painted Whitestart.
Christopher spends 2 nectar to play the American White Pelican in the wetlands.
Dave spends 1 invertebrate and 1 nectar to play the Baird's Sparrow in the grassland.
Chris H. spends a seed to play the Grasshopper Sparrow in the grassland.
Chris G. takes food, rerolls the feeder, takes an invertebrate and a nectar, draws the Rufous Owl, which has a wingspan of 115cm and is discarded.
Kieth spends 2 nectar to play the Green Pygmy-Goose in the wetland.
Christopher takes food, gaining 2 fish.
Dave spends 1 seed to play the Mallard in the wetlands.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking the Crimson Chat and White Breasted Woodswallow, then tucks a card from his hand behind the Yellow Headed Blackbird and lays an egg on that bird.
Chris G. draws bird cards, taking the Barn Owl and a card from the deck and discards a nectar to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 2 on the Green Pygmy-Goose. Chris H. uses the Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Grasshopper Sparrow.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, then discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Baird's Sparrow and 1 on the Mallard.
Chris H. takes food, rerolling the dice and gaining 2 invertebrates.
Chris G. spends 1 nectar and 1 rodent to play the Barn Owl in the grassland.
Kieth lays an egg each on the Painted Whitestart and Killdeer. Chris H. uses the Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Grasshopper Sparrow.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, then discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the California Quail and 1 on the Mallard.

Face up bird cards are discarded and new ones are drawn. Kieth and Dave both have 2 sets of eggs in all three habitats, Chris H., Chris G. and Christopher have 0. All nectar is discarded.

Chris G. lays an egg each on the Barn Owl and Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck, and rolls 2 food dice, gaining a rodent which is cached on the Barn Owl.
Kieth lays 2 eggs on the Green Pygmy-Goose, then spends 1 to draw the American Robin and Painted Bunting.
Christopher lays an egg on the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak.
Dave takes food, gaining 2 nectar, and lays an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. spends 1 invertebrate and an egg from the Yellow Headed Blackbird to play the Crimson Chat in the grassland.
Chris G. takes food, rerolls the dice, taking a berry and a nectar, draws the North Island Brown Kiwi, which is tucked under the Cooper's Hawk.
Kieth spends 1 invertebrate and an egg from the Green Pygmy-Goose to play the Red-Breasted Nuthatch in the forest.
Christopher takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a nectar.
Dave draws bird cards, taking the Yellow-Breasted Chat and a card from the deck, then taking another card from the deck with the Mallard.
Chris H. takes food, rerolling the dice and gaining 2 nectar.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a seed and a rodent, and draws the Common Loon with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 113cm and is discarded.
Kieth takes food, rerolling the dice, gaining a seed and a nectar, caching a seed on the Red-Breasted Nuthatch and gaining an invertebrate from the Painted Whitestart.
Christopher spends an invertebrate and an egg from the Red-Breasted Grossbeak to play the Common Yellowthroat in the wetlands.
Dave takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a rodent, rerolling the dice, and laying an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking 1 from the deck and the Pink-Eared Duck, then tucks a card from his hand behind the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, laying an egg on that bird.
Chris G. spends 2 rodents and an egg from the Barn Owl to play the Spotted Owl in the forest, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping one.
Kieth spends 1 berry and an egg from the Painted Whitestart to play the American Robin in the grassland.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking the White-Throated Swift and a card from the deck, draws 2 cards from the deck with the Common Yellowthroat, discards a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, and discards a card.

Dave spends an invertebrate, a rodent, and an egg from the California Quail to play the Swainson's Hawk in the grassland.
Chris H. spends 2 nectar and an egg from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird to play the Pink-Eared Duck in the wetlands.
Chris G. takes food, gaining a seed and a berry, draws the Kelp Gull with the Coopers Hawk, which has a wingspan of 135cm and is discarded.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Red-Breasted Nuthatch and American Robin, tucks a card from his hand under the Robin and draws a card, and spends 1 egg from the Killdeer to draw 1 card from the deck and the Mountain Chickadee. Chris H. uses the Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Common Chat.
Christopher spends 1 nectar to play the White-Throated Swift in the grassland.
Dave takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a nectar, and lays an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, paying 1 egg from the Grasshopper Sparrow to draw 1 more, drawing 2 with the Pink-Eared Duck and giving 1 to Kieth, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, laying an egg on it.
Chris G. spends 2 berries, 1 nectar, and an egg from the Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck to play the Misteltoebird in the forest.
Kieth spends 1 invertebrate and an egg from the Painted Whitestart to play the Mountain Chickadee in the forest.
Christopher lays an egg each on the Red-Breasted Grossbeak and White-Tailed Swift, tucks a card from his hand beneath the Swift, and lays an egg on the American White Pelican.
Dave spends an invertebrate, 2 nectar, and an egg from the California Quail to play the Indigo Bunting in the grassland.
Chris H. takes bird cards, spending an egg from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird to draw 3, drawing 2 with the Pink-Eared Duck and giving 1 to Kieth, and tucks a bird from his hand beneath the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, laying an egg on it.
Chris G. lays eggs, placing one each on the Black-Bellied Whistling-Dux and the Misteltoebird, and successfully hunts with the Barn Owl.
Kieth spends 2 seeds, 1 nectar, and an egg from the Green Pygmy-Goose to play the Painted Bunting in the grassland, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Christopher takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, gaining a seed, and gaining a berry with the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak.
Dave draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck and one more from the deck with the Mallard.
Chris H. spends 1 berry, 2 inveretebrates, and an egg from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird to play the Cedar Waxwing in the forest.

Face up bird cards are discarded and new ones are drawn. Kieth has a total 8 berry plus seed cost in the birds in his tableau, Chris H. and Dave both have 6, Chris G. has 4, and Christopher has 2. All nectar is discarded.

Kieth takes food, discarding a card to gain a seed, an invertebrate, rerolls the dice, gains nectar, caches a seed on the Mountain Chickadee and the Red-Breasted Nuthatch, and gains an invertebrate from the Painted Whitestart.
Christopher spends an invertebrate, a berry, and an egg from the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak to play the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker in the forest.
Dave lays eggs, placing 2 on the Indigo Bunting, gaining an invertebrate from the feeder, drawing the Maned Duck with the Swainson's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 79cm and is discarded, and lays another egg on the Indigo Bunting with the Baird's Sparrow. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Grasshopper Sparrow.
Chris H. takes food, gaining 2 seeds, rerolling the dice, gaining a nectar, tucks a card behend the Cedar Waxwing, gaining a berry.
Chris G. draws bird cards, taking the American Avocet and a card from the deck, then discards a seed to tuck 2 cards from the deck beneath the Black-Bellied Whistling-Dux.
Kieth spends an invertebrate, a nectar, and an egg each from the Killdeer and Green Pygmy-Goose to play the Burrowing Owl in the grassland.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking the Purple Martin and a card from the deck, draws 2 cards with the Common Yellowthroat, and discards a card.
Dave takes food, gaining a rodent and a nectar, and lays an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. draws bird cards, discards an egg from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, taking the Kea and 2 cards from the deck, draws 2 cards with the Pink-Eared Duck, giving 1 to Christopher, and tucking a card from his hand beneath the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, laying an egg on the card.
Chris G. takes food, gains an invertebrate, rerolls the dice, gains a nectar, gains a berry with the Misteltoebird, and draws the Budgerigar with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a 30cm wingspan and is tucked under the hawk.
Kieth spends 1 invertebrate, 1 seed, and an egg each from the Re-Breasted Nuthatch and American Robin to play the Red-Backed Fairywren in the grassland.
Christopher takes food, gains a fish and a rodent, gains an invertebrate with the Yellow-Bellied Sap Sucker, rerolls the dice, and gains a berry with the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak.
Dave spends 1 invertebrate, 1 rodent, 1 nectar, and 2 eggs from the California Quail to play the Grey Butcherbird in the grassland.
Chris H. spends a berry, a nectar, and an egg from the Grasshopper Sparrow to play the Kea in the forest, drawing a bonus card and keeping it.
Chris G. spends a seed, 2 invertebrates, and an egg from the Black-Bellied Whistiling-Dux to play the American Avocet in the wetlands.
Kieth lays an egg each on the Red-Backed Fairywren, Burrowing Owl, Painted Bunting and American Robin, rolls an invertebrate with the Burrowing Owl, tucks a card from his hand behind the American Robin, drawing a card, and discards an egg from the American Robin, drawing 2 cards. Chris H. uses Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Cedar Waxwing. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on itself.

Christopher spends 1 invertebrate and an egg from the White-Throated Swift to play the Purple Martin in the grassland.
Dave takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a nectar, and lays an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. spends 2 seeds and an egg each from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird and Grasshopper Sparrow to play the Red Crossbill in the forest.
Chris G. takes food, gains an invertebrate, rerolls the dice, gains a seed, gains a berry from the Misteltoebird, and draws the Chihuahuan Raven with the Coopers Hawk, which has a wingspan of 112cm and is discarded.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 1 each on the American Robin, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, and Green Pygmy-Goose, rolls 2 dice with the Burrowing Owl without rolling any rodents, and tucks a card beneath the American Robin, drawing a card. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Red Crossbill. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on itself.
Christopher draws cards, taking 2 from the deck, drawing 2 with the Common Yellowthroat, discarding a fish to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, and discarding a card.
Dave lays 2 eggs on the Grey Butcherbird and 1 on the Swainson's Hawk, draws the Golden Eagle with the Grey Butcherbird, which has a wingspan of 201cm and is discarded, gains an invertebrate with the Indigo Bunting, draws the Bell Vireo with the Swainson's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 18cm and is tucked behind the hawk, and lays an egg on the Mallard with the Baird's Sparrow.
Chris H. takes food, gaining an invertebrate and a nectar, rerolling the dice, discarding a card and gaining 2 nectar. All players gain a seed with the Red Crossbill, and Chris H. tucks a card from his hand behind the Cedar Waxwing, gaining a berry.
Chris G. spends an invertebrate, fish, nectar, and an egg from the American Avocet to play the White Faced Heron in the wetlands.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Killdeer, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, and Painted Whitestart, rolls 2 dice with the Burrowing Owl without rolling any rodents, and tucks a card beneath the American Robin, drawing a card. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Grasshopper Sparrow. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on itself.
Christopher spends 2 rodents and an egg from the American White Pelican to play the Red-Tailed Hawk in the grassland.
Dave spends 2 invertebrates, 1 seed, and an egg from the Baird's Sparrow to play the Superb Lyrebird in the forest.
Chris H. spends 3 nectar and an egg from the Grasshopper Sparrow to play the Wild Turkey in the grassland.
Chris G. takes bird cards, gaining the Inca Dove and Tree Swallow, uses the White-Faced Heron to reroll the food dice, not gaining any fish, and discards a seed to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Black-Bellied Whistling-Dux.

Face up bird cards are discarded and new ones are drawn. Chris H. and Kieth each have 4 birds with eggs in bowl nests, Dave has 2, Chris G. has 1, and Christopher has 0. All nectar is discarded.

Christopher lays eggs, discarding 2 cards and laying 1 each on the Whtie-Throated Swift, Red-Breasted Grossbeak, Red-Tailed Hawk, and Purple Martin, draws the Acorn Woodpecker with the Red-Tailed Hawk, which is tucked beneath the hawk, tucks a card from his hand beneath the Purple Martin, drawing a card, and tucks a card from his hand beneath the White-Throated Swift, laying an egg on the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Grasshopper Sparrow. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on the Misteltoebird.
Dave takes food, discarding a card to take 2 invertebrates and a nectar, using the Superb Lyrebird to copy the Red-Breasted Grossbeak to gain a seed, and laying an egg on the California Quail.
Chris H. spends an invertebrate and an egg from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird to play the Barn Swallow in the wetlands.
Chris G. takes bird cards, discarding an egg from the American Avocet to take the Maned Duck, Stubble Quail, and a card from the deck, rerolls the dice with the White-Faced Heron and caches a fish on the bird, then discards a seed to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the Black-Bellied Whistling-Dux.
Kieth takes food, gaining 2 nectar, caching a seed each on the Mountain Chickadee and Red-Breasted Nuthatch, and gains an invertebrate from the Painted Whitestart.
Christopher draws bird cards, taking 2 from the deck, drawing 2 from the deck with the Common Yellowthroat, discards 2 seeds to tuck 2 cards from the deck behind the American White Pelican, and discards a card.
Dave spends an invertebrate, seed, nectar, and an egg from the California Quail to play the Blue Grossbeak in the forest.
Chris H. draws bird cards, discarding an egg from the Yellow-Headed Blackbird to take the House Wren and 2 cards from the deck, tucks a card from his hand beneath the Barn Swallow, drawing a card, draws 2 cards with the Pink-Eared Duck, giving a card to Christopher, and tucks a card from his hand beneath the Yellow-Headed Blackbird, laying an egg on the blackbird.
Chris G. spends 2 berries and an egg each from the American Avocet and Misteltoebird to play the Maned Duck in the wetlands.
Kieth spends 1 nectar and an egg from the Red-Breasted Nuthatch to play the Forster's Tern in the wetlands.
Christopher takes food, gains an invertebrate, rerolls the dice, discards a card and gains a berry and a nectar, gains an invertebrate from the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker and a seed from the Rose-Breasted Grossbeak.
Dave lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Baird's Sparrow, Swainson's Hawk, and Mallard, draws the Downy Woodpecker with the Grey Butcherbird, which has a wingspan of 30cm and so is tucked beneath the Butcherbird and a rodent is cached thereon, gains an invertebrate from the Indigo Bunting, draws the Carolina Wren with the Swainson's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 20cm and is tucked beneath the hawk, and uses the Baird's Sparrow to lay an egg on the Superb Lyrebird. Chris H. uses the Horsfield's Bonze Cuckcoo to lay an egg on the Cedar Waxwing. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on itself.

Chris H. spends 1 seed, 1 berry, and 2 eggs from the Cedar Waxwing to play the Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo in the forest.
Chris G. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rerolling the dice, gaining a nectar, gaining a berry with the Misteltoebird, and drawing the Tawny Frogmouth with the Cooper's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 82cm and is discarded.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Forster's Tern, Green Pygmy-Goose, Killdeer, and Painted Whitestart, hunts unsuccessfully with the Burrowing Owl, and tucks a card from his hand under the American Robin, drawing a card. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Cedar Waxwing. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on the Misteltoebird.
Christopher spends a nectar, 2 berries, an invertebrate, and an egg from the Red-Tailed Hawk to play the Wood Stork in the wetlands, drawing 2 bonus cards and keeping 1.
Dave spends 2 invertebrates and 2 eggs from the California Quail to play the Scaled Quail in the grassland.
Chris H. takes food, gaining an invertebrate, rodent, and nectar, rerolling the dice, gaining another nectar, then tucks a card from his hand beneath the Cedar Waxwing, gaining 1 berry.
Chris G. spends 1 invertebrate, 1 berry, and 2 eggs from the Misteltoebird to play the Tree Swallow in the wetlands.
Kieth spends a seed, a nectar, and an egg from the Painted Whitestart to play the Franklin's Gull in the wetlands.
Christopher spends 2 seeds, 1 invertebrate, and an egg each from the Red-Breasted Grossbeak and Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker to player the Northern Shoveler in the wetlands.
Dave lays eggs, placing 4 on the Scaled Quail, placing another on the Scaled Quail, drawing the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird with the Grey Butcherbird, which has a wingspan of 10cm and it tucked under the butcherbird and a rodent is cached on that bird, gains an invertebrate from the Indigo Bunting, draws the Horned Lark with the Swainson's Hawk, which has a wingspan of 30cm and is tucked under the hawk, and uses the Barid's Sparrow to lay an egg on the Blue Grossbeak. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Cedar Waxwing. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on the Misteltoebird.
Chris H. spends 2 nectar and an egg each from the Cedar Waxwing and Crimson Chat to play the Abbot's Booby in the wetlands, drawing 3 bonus cards and discarding 2 cards out of the five he then has.
Chris G. draws cards, taking 4 from the deck, tucking a card from his hand beneath the Barn Swallow, drawing a card, tuking 3 cards from his hand beneath the Maned Duck, gaining a seed, resetting the feeder with the White-Faced Heron, but finding no fish, and discarding a nectar with the Black-Bellied Whistling Dux, tucking 2 cards from the deck beneath the dux.
Kieth lays eggs, placing 1 each on the Franklin's Gull, Painted Whitestart, Painted Bunting, and American Robin, and tucks a card from his hand behind the Robin, drawing a card. Chris H. uses the Horsfields's Bronze-Cuckoo to lay an egg on the Cedar Waxwing. Chris G. uses the American Avocet to lay an egg on the Misteltoebird.

Kieth has 7 cavity nests with eggs, Christopher has 2, Chris G. and Dave each have 1, and Chris H. has 0.

Kieth uses the Red-Backed Fairywren to lay eggs on the Burrowing Owl, Red-Backed Fairywren, Forster's Tern, and Franklin's Gull.

In the Forest: Dave has 3, Chris H. has 2, Chris G. and Christopher each have 1, and Kieth has 0. Dave gains 5VP and Chris H. gains 2VP.

In the Grassland: Dave has 4, Chris H. has 3, Kieth has 2, and Chris G. and Christopher each have 1. Dave gains 5VP and Chris H. gains 2VP.

In the Wetlands: Chris H., Chris G., and Kieth each have 4, Christopher has 3, and Dave has 0. Chris H., Chris G., and Kieth each gain 2VP.

Chris H. has the Anatomist, gaining 7VP for 5 birds with body parts in their names, the Ecologist, gaining 6VP for having 3 birds in the habitat with the fewest birds, and the Food Web Expert, gaining 4VP for having 2 birds that eat only invertebrates.

Chris G. has the Wetland Scientist, gaining 7VP for 5 birds that live only in the wetlands, and Platform Builder, gaining 0VP for only 3 birds with platform nests.

Kieth has the Mechanical Engineer, gaining 8VP for having 2 sets of the four different nest types, and Fishery Manager, gaining 3VP for having 2 birds that eat fish.

Christopher has the Bird Counter, gaining 6VP for having 3 birds with a flocking feature, and the Photographer, gaining 6VP for having 7 birds with colors in their names.

Dave Hooton: Congratulations to Keith on his victory (although I'm beginning to regret introducing him to our community :-). It was unfortunate that the two personal goals that were dealt to me were anti synergistic with the final two round goals. Thanks again to Chris for running things.

Chris Hibbert: I've played Wingspan once or twice f2f, but this was my first time by email. It was certainly fun and engaging.

I started out with the Food Web Expert, which gave me 2 points each for birds that eat only worms. This seemed good because there aren't thresholds, and it doesn't top out at some number. But it turned out that I didn't draw that many suitable birds.

As far as I could tell through the mid-game, I was one of the top couple of players, but it's ultimately hard to be sure because of the hidden bonuses.

My strength for a while was my ability to pick up lots of cards, and each time I did, I added to my tucked cards. When playing my Pink-Eared Duck, which forces me to give a card to someone else, I chose Kieth because he had a similar card (the Green Pygmy Goose), and I thought he might reciprocate. But as far as I can tell he never activated it, so eventually I gave them to Christopher instead.

My second Bonus card was the Ecologist, which gives points for the habitat with the fewest birds, so it rewards evening out the spread of birds across habitats.

When it got to the end, with 4 turns to go, I had little food, but had the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, House Wren, Abbot's booby, and Black-Chinned Hummingbird. The House Wren would let me play a second bird, and that meant I could even things out at four cards in each habitat. At the last minute I decided to play the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo in the forest first to make food cheaper. That, unfortunately, bollixed my plans, since the House Wren only lets you play the second card in forest or meadow, and I didn't have any meadow birds left. If I had played the House Wren first, I would have had another 6 points. The House wren is 1 VP, but it eats only worms, and played correctly, I would have gotten another two for the ecologist.

My final card was the Abbot's Booby, which is quite powerful. It lets you draw 3 bonus cards and then discard any two. It turned out that one of my three draws was the anatomist, and I had 7 eligible bird cards for 7 points at the finish to pull within one.

I will have to keep closer track of the interactions next time, but I did well enough to want to try again. Congratulations to Kieth, and thanks to Chris.

Chris Geggus: Last place for me and well deserved. I just never seeemd to get going for some reason. Well played Kieth (correct spelling?) and Chris for being well clear of the field. Always fun reading the new birds that keep appearing, so looking forward to the next one and I may even try a different strategy next time! Thanks to Chris H. as well.

Kieth Marple: Well played all, thanks for a fun and really close game. Don't worry Dave, my little winning streak is about to come to an end as I'm currently being crushed in games of TM with Turmoil and TM Ares, which I'm much less familiar with than Wingspan, which my family loves. And thank you for introducing me to this community and format, I really enjoy the email format which allows me to lean into my worst (best?) habits of overanalysis.

I was very lucky in this game in a number of ways; first in getting the Killdeer in my opening hand, one of the "power four" from the base game. That allowed me to effectively never have to take the draw cards action (the Goose was only for the Round 1 goal, sorry Chris H.!), although both Chris'es were really thwarting my egg-based strategy with their pink egg-laying-hate cards. Then I was lucky to acquire a number of star-nest birds towards the end and one card which laid eggs on all my star-nest birds at the end of the game, which helped me win or tie on both of the final round end goals. Still a really close game, and when Chris H. played the Abbott's Booby I thought I was sunk for sure.

Great game all and thank you again to Chris Hassler for running and organizing!

	Chris H.	Chris G.	Kieth	Christopher	Dave
Birds	50	35	32	37	30
Bonus Cards	17	7	11	12	4
End of Round Goals	5	1	18	4	6
Eggs	5	3	21	2	23
Cached Food	0	3	5	0	2
Tucked Cards	11	17	6	14	4
Spent Nectar	6	2	2	0	10
Total	94	68	95	69	79

Name	Color	Cards in Hand	Bonus Cards	Seeds	Invertebrates	Berries	Fish	Rodents	Nectar
Chris Hibbert	Purple	1	3		1	1		1
Chris Geggus	Yellow	6	2	1
Kieth Marple	Blue	2	2		1
Christopher Hunt	Green	7	2
Dave Hooton	Red	0	1