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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	Nov 12, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 19, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 23, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 23, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	14	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 01, 1972	SNAKE RIVER, MINIDOKA AREA	6	SHILLINGTON, WILLIAM		33026	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(3):643	CASSIA
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 03, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 29, 1972	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Jan 01, 1973	CBC RUPERT	17	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 02, 1973	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 10, 1973	BEAUTY BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 10, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 18, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 24, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 03, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 11, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 25, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Jun 01, 1973	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	NESTING	PIERCE, DELONA		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
HOODED MERGANSER	Oct 20, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	23	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 11, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 15, 1973	CBC REXBURG	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022		MADISON
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 15, 1973	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Jan 01, 1974	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	11	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 16, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR			33002	PYGMY OWL MAR 1976	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 26, 1974	THOMPSON LAKE	1 PAIR	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 09, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI