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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
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jan 03, 1938	POCATELLO CREEK	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1055	BANNOCK
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jun 12, 1938	PEBBLE CREEK	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1053	BANNOCK
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Sep 07, 1938	ASHTON	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33016	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1052	FREMONT
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Nov 27, 1938	HOWE	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33020	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1062	BUTTE
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jan 01, 1939	BOISE NATIONAL FOREST	MORE THAN 1	MARSHALL, WILLIAM		33018	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BOISE
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 22, 1939	CBC MOSCOW	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jan 01, 1940	BOISE NATIONAL FOREST	MORE THAN 1	MARSHALL, WILLIAM		33018	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BOISE
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jul 01, 1940	POLLOCK	1 COLLECTED	ARVEY, M. DALE		33007	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Sep 10, 1941	SELWAY FALLS AREA	NUMEROUS	ORR, ROBERT		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 27, 1941	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 21, 1942	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jul 01, 1943	CHATCOLET LAKE	COMMON	YOCOM, CHARLES		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 26, 1943	CBC MOSCOW	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 27, 1944	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 27, 1945	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 23, 1946	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Mar 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	MORE THAN 1	JOHNSTON, DAVID			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Oct 01, 1947	LEWISTON	UNCOMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Dec 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	May 24, 1949	MOSCOW	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE	UNCOMMON	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jun 05, 1949	COLSON CREEK		BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33009	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LEMHI
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jun 13, 1949	CARIBOU MOUNTAIN	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
HAIRY WOODPECKER	Jun 21, 1949	CITY OF ROCKS NATIONAL RESERVE	COMMON	LEVY, SEYMOUR		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA