THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE | Idaho Bird Records Committee

24-B-09 "Thayer's" Iceland Gull

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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
KILLDEER	Feb 28, 1954	WEIPPE	12	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
KILLDEER	Dec 26, 1954	CBC MOSCOW	14	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
KILLDEER	Dec 31, 1954	MOSCOW	8	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
KILLDEER	Jan 01, 1955	CBC REXBURG	6	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
KILLDEER	Jul 04, 1955	LEWISTON	YOUNG	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
KILLDEER	Dec 13, 1956	POTLATCH	3	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1956	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 27, 1956	CBC MOSCOW	13	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
KILLDEER	Dec 31, 1956	CBC REXBURG	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
KILLDEER	Jan 04, 1957	MOSCOW	5	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1957	CBC NAMPA	6	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Mar 03, 1958	COUNCIL AREA	COMMON	NEWHOUSE, VERNE		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	45	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 28, 1959	CBC MOSCOW	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	17	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	9	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	10	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
KILLDEER	Jan 25, 1963	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	45	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Sep 01, 1965	COEUR D'ALENE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	58	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
KILLDEER	Apr 03, 1966	HARRISON	MORE THAN 1	HEIKKILA, DON		33002	REPORT FROM DON HEIKKILA	KOOTENAI
KILLDEER	Dec 25, 1966	CBC BOISE	17	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA