THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE | Idaho Bird Records Committee

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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
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 24, 1967	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 10	ACTON, JIM		33002	REPORT FROM JIM ACTON	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 28, 1967	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	8	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Jan 14, 1968	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	25 OR MORE	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	PYGMY OWL	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 23, 1968	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Apr 03, 1968	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 21, 1968	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 15, 1969	SPOKANE RIVER	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 09, 1969	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	8	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	PYGMY OWL	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1969	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 01, 1970	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1970	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1970	CBC RUPERT	17	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 30, 1971	CBC RUPERT	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Jan 02, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
HOODED MERGANSER	Jan 02, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 04, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 25, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Apr 02, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Apr 16, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	May 10, 1972	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	1 FEMALE AND 8 YOUNG	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
HOODED MERGANSER	Jun 01, 1972	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	A FEW PAIR AND NESTS	PIERCE, DELONA		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
HOODED MERGANSER	Oct 08, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Oct 14, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Oct 29, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6 MALES AND 16 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 05, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI