THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE | Idaho Bird Records Committee

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The Idaho Bird Records Database, compiled and maintained by Shirley and Keith Sturts, contains nearly 190,000 sighting records from the state of Idaho. The records are from many sources, including Rare Bird Reports, Audubon Christmas Bird Counts, Birds of Idaho by Burleigh, North American Birds, Idaho Bird Distribution by Stephens and Sturts, US Fish and Wildlife Service Breeding Bird Surveys, sightings reported in Idaho Audubon chapter newsletters, personal sightings, and rarer sightings reported to eBird and area listserves. The entire database is searchable here.

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Species	Sighting Date	Location	Number of Birds	Observer	Latilong	Reference	County
LEWIS'S WOODPECKER	Jul 16, 1979	ALBENI FALLS DAM	2 PAIRS ON NEST	CARRIER, DEAN	33001	REPORT FROM DEAN CARRIER, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BOUNDARY
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT	Jun 01, 1990	ALBENI FALLS DAM AREA	1 ADULT ON NEST	STUART, JOHN	33001	REPORT TO PHIL MATTOCKS	BONNER
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE	Jul 16, 1995	ALBENI FALLS VISTA AREA	1 ADULT AND EGGS	CRBR	33001	STATUS CHANGE	BONNER
GREEN HERON	Nov 02, 2002	ALBERTON PARK	1	TAYLOR, DANIEL	33017	RARE BIRD REPORT 2021-B-32	ADA
PYGMY NUTHATCH		ALBION	1 OR MORE COLLECTED	NORRIS, ROBERT	33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
EASTERN BLUEBIRD	Nov 17, 2015	ALBION	1	WILCOX, LINDA	33026	RARE BIRD REPORT 2015-A-4	CASSIA
DARK-EYED JUNCO	Jun 21, 1949	ALBION	MORE THAN 1 AND 1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
BLUE GROSBEAK	Jun 12, 2020	ALBION	1	EKLUND, KATHY	33026	RARE BIRD REPORT 2020-B-21	CASSIA
HERMIT THRUSH	Jun 15, 1936	ALBION, 10 MILES SOUTH OF	1 COLLECTED	DAVIS, WILLIAM	33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
BUSHTIT	Dec 24, 1935	ALBION, 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF	1 COLLECTED	DAVIS, WILLIAM	33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
SANDHILL CRANE	Jul 29, 1991	ALDER CREEK	2 EGGS	JOAS	33024	STATUS CHANGE	OWYHEE
BROWN CREEPER	Jun 24, 1950	ALDER CREEK	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33019	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BLAINE
DARK-EYED JUNCO	Jun 24, 1950	ALDER CREEK	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33019	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BLAINE
GREAT GRAY OWL	Aug 31, 1985	ALDER CREEK CREEK ROAD	2 IMMATURE	GOBLE, DALE AND CAROL	33002	BIRD NOTES OCT 1985 AND AMERICAN BIRDS 40(1):142	BENEWAH
SNOW GOOSE	Mar 30, 2015	ALEXANDER RESERVOIR	1	DAVIS, SHAY	33028	EBIRD	CARIBOU
GADWALL	Feb 02, 2015	ALEXANDER RESERVOIR	MORE THAN 1	DAVIS, SHAY	33028	EBIRD	CARIBOU
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE	Mar 09, 1979	ALGOMA LAKE	3	DOWNS, GLEN	33001		BOUNDARY
EARED GREBE	Mar 09, 1979	ALGOMA LAKE	1	DOWNS, GLEN	33001	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	BOUNDARY
CALIFORNIA GULL	Mar 15, 1979	ALGOMA LAKE	3	DOWNS, GLEN	33001	REPORT FROM GLEN DOWNS	BOUNDARY
CALIFORNIA GULL	Mar 23, 1979	ALGOMA LAKE	38	DOWNS, GLEN	33001	REPORT FROM GLEN DOWNS	BOUNDARY
CALIFORNIA GULL	Mar 26, 1979	ALGOMA LAKE	20	DOWNS, GLEN	33001	REPORT FROM GLEN DOWNS	BOUNDARY
RED-THROATED LOON	Aug 12, 1980	ALICE LAKE	1	JONES, DEAN	33019	AMERICAN BIRDS 35(2):205	BLAINE
WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER	Jul 03, 1997	ALISON CREEK ROAD	1 PAIR AND FOOD	SVINGEN, DAN	33007	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 51(5):1024	IDAHO
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL	Dec 02, 2000	ALLISON CREEK CAMPGROUND	1	GATCHET, JOHN	33007	REPORT FROM JOHN GATCHET	IDAHO
BROWN CREEPER	Feb 24, 2001	ALLISON CREEK CAMPGROUND	2	GATCHET, JOHN	33007	REPORT FROM JOHN GATCHET	IDAHO