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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
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 01, 1948	CROOKED CREEK	FREQUENT	ORR, ROBERT	33006	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 05, 1948	BOVILL	3	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 29, 1948	COEUR D'ALENE	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	UNCOMMON	STEELE, PAUL	33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 01, 1949	MIDDLETON	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN	33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 15, 1950	MOSCOW	2 MALES AND 1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 24, 1950	KETCHUM	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33019	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BLAINE
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 03, 1950	GLENNS FERRY	1 MALE COLLECTED	SALANDER, ROBERT	33024	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ELMORE
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Aug 01, 1950	MELBA	100	SELANDER, ROBERT	33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CANYON
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Aug 01, 1950	MELBA	1 MALE COLLECTED	SALANDER, ROBERT	33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CANYON
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 01, 1951	MARSING AREA	5 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	OWYHEE
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 31, 1951	BUHL	50		33025	BIRDS OF IDAHO	TWIN FALLS
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Sep 01, 1951	MOSCOW	1 IMMATURE MALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 23, 1952	OAKLEY	2 EGG SET		33026	BURKE MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE	CASSIA
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 02, 1952	HARVARD	2	LEVY, SEYMOUR	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jul 12, 1952	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 07, 1953	MOSCOW	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 24, 1953	POTLATCH	8	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	APPARENTLY LATE TRANSIENTS	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 24, 1953	POTLATCH	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Jun 24, 1953	POTLATCH	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Oct 05, 1953	MOSCOW	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Aug 08, 1955	SAINT MARIES	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BENEWAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Oct 13, 1955	MOSCOW	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Sep 11, 1956	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
COMMON NIGHTHAWK	Oct 10, 1957	MOSCOW	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH