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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
CALIFORNIA GULL	Nov 08, 1975	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	1 OR PERHAPS MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 20, 1975	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027		BANNOCK
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 27, 1975	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017		CANYON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Mar 13, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Mar 28, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	SOME	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	NORTH LAKE				33021	COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1976	JEFFERSON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	BBS RIRIE	2		BBS RIRIE	33022	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BONNEVILLE
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	BBS HENRY	52		BBS HENRY	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	ISLAND PARK RESERVOIR				33016	COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1976	FREMONT
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	700			33026	COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1976	CASSIA
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	ISLAND PARK RESERVOIR	MORE THAN 1	PETERSON, LIVEN		33016	COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1977	FREMONT
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1976	BBS SPRINGFIELD	192		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 13, 1976	PRIEST LAKE	20	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNER
CALIFORNIA GULL	Oct 22, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	13	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Oct 31, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Nov 06, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Nov 20, 1976	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 04, 1976	SPOKANE RIVER	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 19, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2-5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jan 22, 1977	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Feb 05, 1977	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Apr 27, 1977	MUD LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	EGGS		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33021	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #929-942, 958	JEFFERSON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1977	BBS SPRINGFIELD	212		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1977	BBS HENRY	29		BBS HENRY	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1977	ISLAND PARK RESERVOIR	MORE THAN 1			33016	WILSON BULLETIN 95:379	FREMONT