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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	Jan 22, 1978	SPOKANE RIVER	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 16, 1978	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	May 02, 1978	THOMPSON LAKE	2	BRUNNER, AL		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Jul 01, 1978	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	1 FEMALE AND 5 YOUNG	MOATE, ROBERT, JR.		33002	REPORT FROM BOB MOATE, JR.	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 18, 1978	FERNAN LAKE	32	MOATE, ROBERT, JR.		33002	REPORT FROM BOB MOATE, JR.	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 19, 1978	FERNAN LAKE	32	MOATE, ROBERT, JR.		33002	REPORT FROM BOB MOATE, JR.	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 26, 1978	FERNAN LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 28, 1978	FERNAN LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 16, 1978	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 28, 1978	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 30, 1978	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 22, 1979	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER, MOUTH	1 PAIR	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 23, 1979	THOMPSON LAKE	2 PAIR	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Oct 20, 1979	LEWISTON	4	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES NOV 1979	NEZ PERCE
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 23, 1979	FERNAN LAKE	8	MOATE, ROBERT, JR.		33002	REPORT FROM BOB MOATE, JR.	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 21, 1979	CBC RUPERT	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Mar 25, 1980	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
HOODED MERGANSER	Apr 26, 1980	LEWISTON	1 MALE	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES MAY 1980	NEZ PERCE
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 15, 1980	WEISER RIVER, WEISER	5	HOLMEN, CURTIS		33011	AMERICAN BIRDS 35(2):206	WASHINGTON
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 20, 1980	CBC RUPERT	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOODED MERGANSER	Dec 20, 1980	CBC TWIN FALLS	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC TWIN FALLS	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	TWIN FALLS
HOODED MERGANSER	Feb 26, 1981	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
HOODED MERGANSER	Apr 30, 1981	BLACKWELL HILL	1	HANSON, GERTRUDE		33002	REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON	KOOTENAI
HOODED MERGANSER	Oct 17, 1981	SAINT MARIES	1	PALOUSE AUDUBON		33002	PRAIRIE OWL NOV 1981	BENEWAH
HOODED MERGANSER	Nov 29, 1981	GRAND VIEW SEWAGE PONDS	1 MALE AND 3 FEMALES	TAYLOR, DAN		33023	AMERICAN BIRDS 36(2):199	OWYHEE