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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
MERLIN	Sep 16, 1968	POCATELLO	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1733	BANNOCK
MERLIN	Dec 25, 1968	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
MERLIN	Dec 25, 1968	CBC RUPERT	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
MERLIN	Dec 25, 1969	CBC REXBURG	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
MERLIN	Dec 25, 1970	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
MERLIN	Dec 25, 1970	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
MERLIN	Dec 27, 1970	CBC BOISE	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
MERLIN	May 01, 1971	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1740	BANNOCK
MERLIN	Dec 18, 1971	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
MERLIN	Dec 30, 1971	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
MERLIN	Jan 01, 1972	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
MERLIN	Jun 01, 1972	BBS CASCADE	1		BBS CASCADE	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
MERLIN	Dec 17, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
MERLIN	Dec 18, 1972	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
MERLIN	Dec 27, 1972	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
MERLIN	Dec 28, 1972	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
MERLIN	Jun 01, 1973	CAREY	NEST AND 4 EGGS	CRAIG, TIM AND RENN	SURVEY, MERLIN, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33019	MURRELET WINTER 1977	BLAINE
MERLIN	Dec 15, 1973	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
MERLIN	Dec 16, 1973	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027		BANNOCK
MERLIN	Dec 27, 1973	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004		LATAH
MERLIN	Dec 27, 1973	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017		CANYON
MERLIN	Dec 31, 1973	CBC SALMON	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010		LEMHI
MERLIN	Jun 01, 1974	BBS BLACKS CREEK	2		BBS BLACKS CREEK	33017	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ADA
MERLIN	Dec 14, 1974	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
MERLIN	Dec 27, 1974	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON