wingspan bonus cards reference list with applicable birds
Wingspan’s bonus cards showcase the thoughtful balance of the board game. In the original game, there are twenty-six bonus cards that award the player who has them bonus points for achieving different goals.
As an exercise, I’ve created a list of all the bonus cards and their applicable birds. Additionally, I’ve figured out which birds are most (and least) applicable to bonus cards in the game. I’m sharing the results in this blog post in the hope that they’ll be useful references for strategic Wingspan players.
All Applicable Birds for Each Wingspan Bonus Card
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Wingspan Bonus Cards for Bird Habitats
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Wingspan Bonus Cards for Bird Names
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Eggs Laid
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Nest Type
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Size of Wingspan or Point Value
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Tucking and Predator Powers
Best Wingspan Birds for Bonus Points
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Bird Habitats
1. Forester
- Birds that can only live in forest
- 3 to 4 birds: 4 points; 5 birds: 8 points
- 24% of cards
- All birds applicable for Forester bonus
- Acorn Woodpecker
- American Redstart
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barred Owl
- Black Vulture
- Blue Jay
- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cerulean Warbler
- Clark’s Nutcracker
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Horned Owl
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Warbler
- Juniper Titmouse
- Mountain Chickadee
- Northern Cardinal
- Painted Whitestart
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Pine Siskin
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red Crossbill
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Spotted Owl
- Steller’s Jay
- Tufted Titmouse
- Vaux’s Swift
- Western Tanager
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
2. Prairie Manager
- Birds that can only live in grassland
- 2 to 3 birds: 3 points; 4+ birds: 8 points
- 19% of cards
- All birds applicable for Prairie Manager bonus
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Baird’s Sparrow
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Bobolink
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Burrowing Owl
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Dickcissel
- Eastern Bluebird
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Greater Roadrunner
- Horned Lark
- Inca Dove
- Lazuli Bunting
- Mountain Bluebird
- Northern Bobwhite
- Painted Bunting
- Savannah Sparrow
- Say’s Phoebe
- Scaled Quail
- Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Western Meadowlark
- White-Throated Swift
3. Wetland Scientist
- Birds that can only live in wetland
- 3 to 4 birds: 3 points; 5 birds: 7 points
- 26% of cards
- All birds applicable for Wetland Scientist bonus
- American Avocet
- American Bittern
- American Coot
- American Oystercatcher
- American White Pelican
- Anhinga
- Atlantic Puffin
- Bald Eagle
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Skimmer
- Black Tern
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-Crowned Night-Heron
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Brant
- Brown Pelican
- Canvasback
- Clark’s Grebe
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Yellowthroat
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Forster’s Tern
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Green Heron
- Hooded Merganser
- King Rail
- Mallard
- Northern Shoveler
- Osprey
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Purple Gallinule
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Ring-Billed Gull
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ruddy Duck
- Snowy Egret
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Tree Swalow
- Trumpeter Swan
- White-Faced Ibis
- Whooping Crane
- Willet
- Wilson’s Snipe
- Wood Stork
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Bird Food
4. Bird Feeder
- Birds that eat seed
- 5 to 7 birds: 3 points; 8+ birds: 7 points
- Any bird with a seed symbol. The bird may also eat other kinds of food.
- 44% of cards
- All birds applicable for Bird Feeder bonus
- Acorn Woodpecker
- American Avocet
- American Coot
- American Goldfinch
- American Woodcock
- Baird’s Sparrow
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Bobolink
- Brant
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Bushtit
- California Quail
- Canada Goose
- Canvasback
- Carolina Chickadee
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clark’s Nutcracker
- Common Grackle
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Dickcissel
- Downy Woodpecker
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- Inca Dove
- Indigo Bunting
- Juniper Titmouse
- Killdeer
- Lazuli Bunting
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Mallard
- Mountain Chickadee
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Shoveler
- Painted Bunting
- Pine Siskin
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Purple Gallinule
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red Crossbill
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Headed Woodpecker
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Ruddy Duck
- Sandhill Crane
- Savannah Sparrow
- Scaled Quail
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Steller’s Jay
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tufted Titmouse
- Western Meadowlark
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Wood Duck
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
5. Food Web Expert
- Birds that eat only invertebrate
- 2 points per bird
- Any bird that has only invertebrate and no other food symbols.
- 9% of cards
- All birds applicable for Food Web Expert bonus
- American Oystercatcher
- Barn Swallow
- Bell’s Vireo
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-Winged Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- House Wren
- Painted Whitestart
- Purple Martin
- Say’s Phoebe
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Vaux’s Swift
- Violet-Green Swallow
- White-Throated Swift
- Wilson’s Snipe
6. Fishery Manager
- Birds that eat fish
- 2 to 3 birds: 3 points; 4+ birds: 8 points
- Any bird with a fish symbol. The bird may also eat other kinds of food.
- 18% of cards
- All birds applicable for Fishery Manager bonus
- American Bittern
- American White Pelican
- Anhinga
- Atlantic Puffin
- Bald Eagle
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Skimmer
- Black Tern
- Black-Crowned Night-Heron
- Brown Pelican
- Clarke’s Grebe
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Fish Crow
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Green Heron
- Hooded Merganser
- King Rail
- Osprey
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Snowy Egret
- White-Faced Ibis
- Willet
- Wood Stork
7. Omnivore Expert
- Birds that eat wild
- 2 points per bird
- Any bird that specifically has a wild symbol as part of its food cost.
- 16% of cards
- All birds applicable for Omnivore Expert bonus
- American Coot
- American Crow
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Black-Chinned Hummingbird
- Blue Jay
- Brant
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Canvasback
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Clark’s Nutcracker
- Common Grackle
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Raven
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Fish Crow
- Franklin’s Gull
- Greater Roadrunner
- King Rail
- Purple Gallinule
- Red-Headed Woodpecker
- Ring-Billed Gull
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
- Sandhill Crane
- Steller’s Jay
- Trumpeter Swan
- Whooping Crane
- Wood Stork
- Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
8. Rodentologist
- Birds that eat rodent
- 2 points per bird
- Any bird with a rodent symbol. The bird may also eat other kinds of food.
- 15% of cards
- All birds applicable for Rodentologist bonus
- American Bittern
- American Kestrel
- Bald Eagle
- Barn Owl
- Barred Owl
- Black-Crowned Night-Heron
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Burrowing Owl
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Common Raven
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Golden Eagle
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Greater Roadrunner
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Mississippi Kite
- Northern Harrier
- Peregrine Falcon
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Spotted Owl
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Wood Stork
9. Viticulturalist
- Birds that eat fruit
- 2 to 3 birds: 3 points; 4+ birds: 7 points
- Any bird with a fruit symbol. The bird may also eat other kinds of food.
- 22% of cards
- All birds applicable for Viticulturalist bonus
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Baltimore Oriole
- Carolina Wren
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cedar Waxwing
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Gray Catbird
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Hermit Thrush
- House Finch
- Indigo Bunting
- Lazuli Bunting
- Mountain Bluebird
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Purple Gallinule
- Red-Breasted Grosbeak
- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Western Tanager
- Wild Turkey
- Wood Duck
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-Breasted Chat
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Bird Names
10. Anatomist
- Birds with body parts in their names
- 2 to 3 birds: 3 points; 4+ birds: 7 points
- Body parts include back, beak, belly, bill, breast, cap, chin, collar, crest, crown, eye, face, head, neck, rump, shoulder, tail, throat, wing
- 22% of cards
- All birds applicable for Anatomist bonus
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Black-Chinned Hummingbird
- Black-Crowned Night-Heron
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue-Winged Warbler
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Canvasback
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Common Yellowthroat
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Red Crossbill
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Headed Woodpecker
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Ring-Billed Gull
- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
- Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- White-Faced Ibis
- White-Throated Swift
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-Breasted Chat
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
11. Cartographer
- Birds with geography terms in their names
- 2 to 3 birds: 3 points; 4+ birds: 7 points
- Terms include American, Atlantic, baltimore, California, Canada, Carolina, Chihuahua, Eastern, Inca, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mountain, Northern, Prairie, Sandhill, Savannah, Western
- 21% of cards
- All birds applicable for Cartographer bonus
- American Avocet
- American Bittern
- American Coot
- American Crow
- American Goldfinch
- American Kestrel
- American Oystercatcher
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- American White Pelican
- American Woodcock
- Atlantic Puffin
- Baltimore Oriole
- California Condor
- California Quail
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Inca Dove
- Mississippi Kite
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mountain Chickadee
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Shoveler
- Sandhill Crane
- Savannah Sparrow
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Tanager
12. Historian
- Birds named after a person
- 2 points per bird
- Any bird with an ‘s in its name
- 11% of cards
- All birds applicable for Historian bonus
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Baird’s Sparrow
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Bell’s Vireo
- Bewick’s Wren
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Clark’s Grebe
- Clark’s Nutcracker
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Say’s Phoebe
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Steller’s Jay
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Vaux’s Swift
- Wilson’s Snipe
13. Photographer
- Birds with colors in their names
- 4 to 5 birds: 3 points; 6+ birds: 6 points
- Colors include ash, black, blue, bronze, brown, cerulean, chestnut, ferruginous, gold, gray, green, indigo, lazuli, purple, red, rose, roseate, ruby, ruddy, rufous, snowy, violet, white, yellow
- 34% of cards
- All birds applicable for Photographer bonus
- American Goldfinch
- American Redstart
- American White Pelican
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Black Skimmer
- Black Tern
- Black Vulture
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Black-Chinned Hummingbird
- Black-Crowned Night-Heron
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-Winged Warbler
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown Pelican
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Common Yellowthroat
- Eastern Bluebird
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Golden Eagle
- Gray Catbird
- Great Blue Heron
- Green Heron
- Indigo Bunting
- Lazuli Bunting
- Mountain Bluebird
- Northern Bobwhite
- Painted Whitestart
- Purple Gallinule
- Purple Martin
- Red Crossbill
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Headed Woodpecker
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
- Ruddy Duck
- Snowy Egret
- Violet-Green Swallow
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- White-Faced Ibis
- White-Throated Swift
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
- Yellow-Breasted Chat
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Eggs Laid
14. Breeding Manager
- Birds that have at least 4 eggs laid on them
- 1 point per bird
- Possible on 28% of cards
- All birds applicable for Breeding Manager bonus
- Acorn Woodpecker
- American Coot
- American Robin
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Barn Owl
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Burrowing Owl
- Bushtit
- California Quail
- Canvasback
- Carolina Wren
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Common Merganser
- Common Yellowthroat
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Hooded Merganser
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- House Wren
- Inca Dove
- King Rail
- Lazuli Bunting
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Mallard
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Shoveler
- Painted Bunting
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Purple Gallinule
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
- Scaled Quail
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
- Tree Swallow
- Western Meadowlark
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- Wild Turkey
- Wood Duck
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
15. Oologist
- Birds that have at least 1 egg laid on them
- 7 to 8 birds: 3 points; 9+ birds: 6 points
- All birds are applicable for Oologist bonus except
- Bronzed Cowbird
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Nest Type
16. Enclosure Builder
- Birds with ground nests
- 4 to 5 birds: 4 points; 6+ birds: 7 points
- Birds must have a ground or star nest symbol.
- 31% of cards
- All birds applicable for Enclosure Builder bonus
- American Avocet
- American Oystercatcher
- American White Pelican
- American Woodcock
- Atlantic Puffin
- Baird’s Sparrow
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barn Swallow
- Bell’s Vireo
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Skimmer
- Black Tern
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Black-Nested Stilt
- Bobolink
- Brant
- Burrowing Owl
- Bushtit
- California Condor
- California Quail
- Canada Goose
- Canvasback
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Chimney Swift
- Clarke’s Grebe
- Common Loon
- Common Nighthawk
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Dickcissel
- Eastern Phoebe
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Hermit Thrush
- Horned Lark
- Killdeer
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Mallard
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Shoveler
- Painted Whitestart
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Ring-Billed Gull
- Sandhill Crane
- Savannah Sparrow
- Scaled Quail
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Spotted Towhee
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Trumpeter Swan
- Western Meadowlark
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- Whooping Crane
- Wild Turkey
- Willet
- Wilson’s Snipe
17. Nest Box Builder
- Birds with cavity nests
- 4 to 5 birds: 4 points; 6+ birds: 7 points
- Birds must have a cavity or star nest symbol.
- 31% of cards
- All birds applicable for Nest Box Builder bonus
- Acorn Woodpecker
- American Kestrel
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Atlantic Puffin
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Bell’s Vireo
- Belted Kingfisher
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black Tern
- Black Vulture
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Burrowing Owl
- Bushtit
- Canvasback
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Chimney Swift
- Clarke’s Grebe
- Common Merganser
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Merganser
- House Wren
- Juniper Titmouse
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mountain Chickadee
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Purple Martin
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red Cockaded Woodpecker
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Headed Woodpecker
- Spotted Owl
- Tree Swallow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Vaux’s Swift
- Violet-Green Swallow
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Throated Swift
- Wood Duck
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
18. Platform Builder
- Birds with platform nests
- 4 to 5 birds: 4 points
- 6+ birds: 7 points
- Birds must have a platform or star nest symbol.
- 31% of cards
- All birds applicable for Platform Builder bonus
- American Bittern
- American Coot
- American Crow
- Anhinga
- Atlantic Puffin
- Bald Eagle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barn Swallow
- Bell’s Vireo
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Tern
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Black-Chinned Night-Heron
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Brown Pelican
- Burrowing Owl
- Bushtit
- Canvasback
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Chimney Swift
- Clark’s Nutcracker
- Clarke’s Grebe
- Common Raven
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Eastern Phoebe
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Fish Crow
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Golden Eagle
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Greater Roadrunner
- Green Heron
- Hermit Thrush
- Inca Dove
- King Rail
- Mississippi Kite
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Harrier
- Osprey
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Purple Gallinule
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Ruddy Duck
- Snowy Egret
- Swainson’s Hawk
- White-Faced Ibis
- Wood Stork
- Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
19. Wildlife Gardener
- Birds with bowl nests
- 4 to 5 birds: 4 points; 6+ birds: 7 points
- Birds must have a bowl or star nest symbol
- 31% of cards
- All birds applicable for Wildlife Gardener bonus
- American Goldfinch
- American Redstart
- American Robin
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Atlantic Puffin
- Baltimore Oriole
- Barn Swallow
- Bell’s Vireo
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Tern
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Black-Chinned Hummingbird
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue Jay
- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-Winged Warbler
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Burrowing Owl
- Bushtit
- Canvasback
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cedar Waxwing
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Clarke’s Grebe
- Common Grackle
- Common Yellowthroat
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Gray Catbird
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Warbler
- House Finch
- Indigo Bunting
- Lazuli Bunting
- Loggerhead Shirke
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Painted Bunting
- Pine Siskin
- Red Crossbill
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
- Say’s Phoebe
- Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
- Song Sparrow
- Steller’s Jay
- Western Tanager
- Yellow-Breasted Chat
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Size of Wingspan or Point Value
20. Backyard Birder
- Birds worth less than 4 points
- 5 to 6 birds: 3 points; 7+ birds: 6 points
- 42% of cards
- All birds applicable for Backyard Birder bonus
- American Coot
- American Goldfinch
- American Robin
- Baird’s Sparrow
- Barn Swallow
- Barred Owl
- Black Vulture
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-Billed Magpie
- Blue Jay
- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- Brant
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Bushtit
- California Condor
- California Quail
- Canada Goose
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Cedar Waxwing
- Chimney Swift
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Grackle
- Common Nighthawk
- Common Yellowthroat
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Phoebe
- Franklin’s Gull
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- House Finch
- House Wren
- Inca Dove
- Killdeer
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Mallard
- Mountain Chickadee
- Mourning Dove
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Flicker
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Mockingbird
- Painted Whitestart
- Pied-Billed Grebe
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Martin
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Ruddy Duck
- Savannah Sparrow
- Scaled Quail
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Tree Swalow
- Tufted Titmouse
- Turkey Vulture
- Vaux’s Swift
- Violet-Green Swallow
- Western Meadowlark
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- White-Throated Swift
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
21. Passerine Specialist
- Birds with wingspans 30 cm or less
- 4 to 5 birds: 3 points; 6+ birds: 6 points
- 35% of cards
- All birds applicable for Passerine Specialist bonus
- American Goldfinch
- American Redstart
- Anna’s Hummingbird
- Ash-Throated Flycatcher
- Baird’s Sparrow
- Baltimore Oriole
- Bell’s Vireo
- Bewick’s Wren
- Black-Chinned Hummingbird
- Blue Grosbeak
- Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- Blue-Winged Warbler
- Bobolink
- Brown-Headed Cowbird
- Bushtit
- Carolina Chickadee
- Carolina Wren
- Cassin’s Finch
- Cassin’s Sparrow
- Cedar Waxwing
- Cerulean Warbler
- Chestnut-Collared Longspur
- Chipping Sparrow
- Common Yellowthroat
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Dickcissel
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Phoebe
- Grasshopper Sparrow
- Gray Catbird
- Hermit Thrush
- Hooded Warbler
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- House Wren
- Inca Dove
- Indigo Bunting
- Juniper Titmouse
- Lazuli Bunting
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Mountain Chickadee
- Northern Cardinal
- Painted Bunting
- Painted Whitestart
- Pine Siskin
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red Crossbill
- Red-Breasted Nuthatch
- Red-Eyed Vireo
- Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Spotted Towhee
- Sprague’s Pipit
- Tufted Titmouse
- Western Tanager
- White-Breasted Nuthatch
- White-Crowned Sparrow
- Yellow-Breasted Chat
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
22. Large Bird Specialist
- Birds with wingspans over 65 cm
- 4 to 5 birds: 3 points; 6+ birds: 6 points
- 35% of cards
- All birds applicable for Large Bird Specialist bonus
- American Avocet
- American Bittern
- American Crow
- American Oystercatcher
- American White Pelican
- Anhinga
- Bald Eagle
- Barn Owl
- Barred Owl
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Black Skimmer
- Black Vulture
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Black-Crowned Night-Heron
- Black-Necked Stilt
- Brant
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Brown Pelican
- California Condor
- Canada Goose
- Canvasback
- Chihuahuan Raven
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Raven
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Fish Crow
- Forster’s Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Golden Eagle
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Egret
- Great Horned Owl
- Greater Prairie-Chicken
- Green Heron
- Mallard
- Mississippi Kite
- Northern Harrier
- Northern Shoveler
- Osprey
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Merganser
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Ring-Billed Gull
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Sandhill Crane
- Snowy Egret
- Spotted Owl
- Swainson’s Hawk
- Trumpeter Swan
- Turkey Vulture
- White-Faced Ibis
- Whooping Crane
- Wild Turkey
- Willet
- Wood Duck
- Wood Stork
Wingspan Bonus Cards for Tucking and Predator Powers
23. Bird Counter
- Birds with a tucking power
- 2 points per bird
- 15% of cards
- All birds applicable for Bird Counter bonus
- American Coot
- American Robin
- American White Pelican
- Barn Swallow
- Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck
- Brewer’s Blackbird
- Bushtit
- Canada Goose
- Cedar Waxwing
- Common Grackle
- Dark-Eyed Junco
- Dickcissel
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Horned Lark
- House Finch
- Pine Siskin
- Purple Martin
- Pygmy Nuthatch
- Red-Winged Blackbird
- Ring-Billed Gull
- Sandhill Crane
- Tree Swallow
- Vaux’s Swift
- Violet-Green Swallow
- White-Throated Swift
- Yellow-Headed Blackbird
- Yellow-Rumped Warbler
24. Falconer
- Birds with a predator power
- 2 points per bird
- 13% of cards
- All birds applicable for Falconer bonus
- American Kestrel
- Anhinga
- Barn Owl
- Barred Owl
- Black Skimmer
- Broad-Winged Hawk
- Burrowing Owl
- Common Merganser
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Eastern Screech-Owl
- Ferruginous Hawk
- Golden Eagle
- Great Horned Owl
- Greater Roadrunner
- Mississippi Kite
- Northern Harrier
- Peregrine Falcon
- Red-Shouldered Hawk
- Red-Tailed Hawk
- Snowy Egret
- Swainson’s Hawk
- White-Faced Ibis
- Willet
Other Wingspan Bonus Cards
25. Ecologist
- Birds in your habitat with the fewest birds
- 2 points per bird
- Ties count: If you have 3 birds in each habitat, your habitat with the fewest birds has 3 birds.
Best Wingspan Birds for Bonus Points
This table displays the Wingspan birds according to how many bonus cards’ criteria they fulfill.
| Number of Applicable Bonus Cards | Birds |
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| 11 |
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| 10 |
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| 9 |
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| 8 |
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| 7 |
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| 6 |
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| 5 |
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| 3 |
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