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
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 27, 1972	CBC BOISE		CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 03, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	FEW	STEWART, ESTHER		33002	REPORT FROM ESTHER STEWART	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 07, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 14, 1973	HAUSER LAKE	2 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 27, 1973	CBC NAMPA	300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017		CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 14, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 28, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 MALES AND 1 FEMALE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1974	IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY	RARE	HALFORD, DOUGLAS		33021	GREAT BASIN NATURALIST 38(1)	BUTTE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Aug 01, 1974	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	3000	SHILLINGTON, WILLIAM		33026	AMERICAN BIRDS 29(1):90	CASSIA
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 27, 1974	CBC NAMPA	34	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 30, 1974	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	14	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 01, 1975	HAMMETT TO MELBA	COMMON THEN RARE			33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 13, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 20, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4 MALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 27, 1975	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017		CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 30, 1975	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	16	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025		GOODING
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 31, 1975	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027		POWER
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jan 03, 1976	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Mar 01, 1976	DEER FLAT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	1,000	SHAW, BELLE (S.W. IDAHO REPORTER)		33017	AMERICAN BIRDS 30(4):866	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 11, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 17, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	14	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	May 02, 1976	SAINT MARIES	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BENEWAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	May 08, 1976	FERNAN LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1976	BBS NAPLES	6		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1976	BBS SPRINGFIELD	1		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM