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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
COMMON MERGANSER		SPRINGFIELD	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33021	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1484	BINGHAM
COMMON MERGANSER		HENRYS LAKE	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33016	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #2339	FREMONT
COMMON MERGANSER		CLEARWATER RIVER	COMMON	LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO
COMMON MERGANSER		HENRYS LAKE	MALES		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33016	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #2340, 2402	FREMONT
COMMON MERGANSER		BOISE RIVER, AT BOISE	ADULTS AND YOUNG			33017	REPORT FROM COLLEEN SWEENEY	ADA
COMMON MERGANSER		COEUR D'ALENE RIVER, MOUTH	SEVERAL	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER		STONEMAN CREEK	ADULT AND YOUNG	SWEENEY, COLLEEN		33023	SUMMARY FROM COLLEEN SWEENEY	OWYHEE
COMMON MERGANSER		CLEARWATER RIVER	COMMON	LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 01, 1910	COEUR D'ALENE AREA	COMMON	RUST, HENRY		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 19, 1914	HAYDEN LAKE	2 MALES	RUST, HENRY		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Jul 01, 1919	RUPERT		DAVIS, WILLIAM		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	MINIDOKA
COMMON MERGANSER	Jun 01, 1921	BENEWAH COUNTY	COMMON	HAND, R.			BIRDS OF IDAHO	BENEWAH
COMMON MERGANSER	Jul 01, 1921	BENEWAH COUNTY	COMMON	HAND, R.			BIRDS OF IDAHO	BENEWAH
COMMON MERGANSER	Jun 01, 1923	LOCHSA RIVER	COMMON	HAND, R.		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
COMMON MERGANSER	Aug 15, 1923	FISH LAKE	1-12	HAND, R.		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 01, 1936	MORELAND	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33021	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1486	BINGHAM
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 23, 1936	CBC MOSCOW	14	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
COMMON MERGANSER	Sep 01, 1941	CLEARWATER RIVER, KOOSKIA TO SELWAY FALLS	COMMON	ORR, ROBERT		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
COMMON MERGANSER	Sep 01, 1941	SELWAY FALLS	COMMON	ORR, ROBERT		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 22, 1941	ASHTON	MALES		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33016	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1485, 1488	FREMONT
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 29, 1946	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	11	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 01, 1947	NEZ PERCE COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON MERGANSER	Jul 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON MERGANSER	Jul 01, 1947	NEZ PERCE COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE