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
OSPREY	Jun 12, 1973	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Jun 13, 1973	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Aug 29, 1973	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 01, 1974	PRIEST LAKE	SEVERAL	PIERCE, DELONA		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 28(4):829	BONNER
OSPREY	Apr 07, 1974	THOMPSON LAKE	1	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 28, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Jun 01, 1974	BBS CENTERVILLE	1		BBS CENTERVILLE	33018	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOISE
OSPREY	Jun 11, 1974	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Jun 16, 1974	SAINT JOE RIVER	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33005	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BENEWAH
OSPREY	Sep 08, 1974	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Mar 01, 1975	SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATURAL AREA	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	ADA
OSPREY	Apr 03, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	CARRIER, DEAN		33002	REPORT FROM DEAN CARRIER, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 13, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 13, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 19, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 21, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Apr 21, 1975	CAVE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	May 19, 1975	IDAHO, NORTHERN	135 PAIR AND 15 YOUNG	CARRIER, DEAN		33001	REPORT FROM DEAN CARRIER, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BONNER
OSPREY	Jun 01, 1975	COEUR D'ALENE AND PEND OREILLE LAKES	99 NESTS AND 206 YOUNG			33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 29(5):1007	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Jul 01, 1975	PEND OREILLE LAKE	87 NESTS	CARRIER, DEAN		33001	REPORT FROM DEAN CARRIER, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BONNER
OSPREY	Jul 01, 1975	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Aug 26, 1975	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Aug 31, 1975	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
OSPREY	Jan 21, 1976	AMERICAN FALLS AREA	1	COLLIE, MARK		33027	COLLIE, MARK	POWER
OSPREY	Mar 17, 1976	NAMPA AREA	3			33017		CANYON