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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	Nov 07, 1976	HAYDEN LAKE	33	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 04, 1976	FERNAN LAKE	2 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 19, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	24	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 19, 1976	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 26, 1976	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	180	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 26, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 28, 1976	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 28, 1976	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	41	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 05, 1977	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	11	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 19, 1977	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	8	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 19, 1977	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Jul 03, 1977	BEAR VALLEY	1 ADULT AND 6 IMMATURE	CY		33012	MURRELET 60:72-3	VALLEY
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 01, 1977	PEND OREILLE LAKE	150	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 01, 1977	PEND OREILLE LAKE	25		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 17, 1977	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 17, 1977	HAYDEN LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 18, 1977	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	68	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 19, 1977	CBC RUPERT	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 01, 1978	PEND OREILLE LAKE	110	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 01, 1978	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33002	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 22, 1978	SPOKANE RIVER	1 FEMALE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 22, 1978	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3 MALES AND 12 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 22, 1978	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5 MALES AND 5 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 15, 1978	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 20, 1978	FERNAN LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI