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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
GREAT BLUE HERON	Mar 21, 1992	THOMPSON LAKE	3	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Mar 21, 1992	MEDICINE LAKE	7	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Apr 25, 1992	MISSION FLATS	6	WELLER, SUSAN		33002	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Apr 28, 1992	GAMLIN LAKE	4 NESTS	WELLER, SUSAN		33001	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	BONNER
GREAT BLUE HERON	May 12, 1992	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	2	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33001	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	May 23, 1992	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	3	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33001	THE FISH HAWK HERALD JUN 1992	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS CRANE CREEK	1		BBS CRANE CREEK	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	WASHINGTON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	10-15	REYNOLDS, JIMMIE		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	DEEP CREEK	1	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS BATES	1		BBS BATES	33022	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	TETON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	ROBINSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	MONKS, JEAN		33001	REPORT FROM JEAN MONKS	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS RIRIE	6		BBS RIRIE	33022	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BONNEVILLE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS CABARTON	3		BBS CABARTON	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTY	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	REPORTS FROM SEVERAL OBSERVERS
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS SPRINGFIELD	2		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS LEADORE	2		BBS LEADORE	33014	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS PRESTON	8		BBS PRESTON	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	FRANKLIN
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1992	BBS PASADENA VAL	2		BBS PASADENA VAL	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 08, 1992	GAMLIN LAKE	MORE THAN 1	WELLER, SUSAN		33001	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	BONNER
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 11, 1992	BBS MIVODEN	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY	BBS MIVODEN	33002	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 14, 1992	BBS COOLIN	1		BBS COOLIN	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BONNER
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 20, 1992	BBS NAPLES	2		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 23, 1992	BBS BAKER	3		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Aug 01, 1992	DEEP CREEK	1	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
GREAT BLUE HERON	Aug 01, 1992	KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTY	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	REPORTS FROM SEVERAL OBSERVERS