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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	Activity	Latilong	Reference	County
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 19, 1975	SPOKANE RIVER	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 11, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 16, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	18			33002	PYGMY OWL MAR 1976	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 16, 1975	SPOKANE RIVER	2			33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 17, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	MCDOW, RON		33002	REPORT FROM RON MCDOW, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 02, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 09, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	30	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 16, 1975	SPOKANE RIVER	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 01, 1975	HAMMETT TO MELBA	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 06, 1975	SPOKANE RIVER	1 FEMALE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 13, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 19, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	9	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 20, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 01, 1975	PEND OREILLE LAKE	15	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 08, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3 MALES AND 8 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 16, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6 MALES AND 3 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 23, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 MALES AND 5 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 30, 1975	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	42	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025		GOODING
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 31, 1975	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	365	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027		POWER
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 03, 1976	CBC RUPERT	8	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 28, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 FEMALES	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	PYGMY OWL	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 18, 1976	FERNAN LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 30, 1976	FERNAN LAKE	1 MALE AND 3 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	May 02, 1976	FERNAN LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	May 02, 1976	SAINT MARIES	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BENEWAH