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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
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Feb 15, 1950	GRAYS LAKE AREA	MORE THAN 1 MALE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Apr 08, 1950	GRAYS LAKE AREA	1 OR MORE FEMALE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Jun 01, 1950	MIDDLETON	COMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 01, 1950	MIDDLETON	RARE	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Feb 18, 1951	POTLATCH	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Feb 19, 1951	MOSCOW	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Apr 07, 1951	GRAYS LAKE AREA	1 OR MORE FEMALE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Feb 13, 1952	GENESEE	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Jun 04, 1953	LEWISTON	NEST WITH EGGS	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Feb 28, 1954	WEIPPE	6 MALES	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Jan 01, 1955	CBC REXBURG	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1955	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 31, 1955	CBC REXBURG	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 31, 1956	CBC REXBURG	200	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1957	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Feb 12, 1958	RATHDRUM	MORE THAN 1	BENT, ARTHER		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	226	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 28, 1959	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	56	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	19	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Jan 25, 1963	CBC NAMPA	700	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Aug 01, 1964	KOOTENAI COUNTY	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY			FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	430	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON