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
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1977	DRUMMOND	13			33022		FREMONT
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1977	BBS HENRY	70		BBS HENRY	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
SANDHILL CRANE	Aug 01, 1977	PICABO	2 PAIR	DEAN, JOHN		33019	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BLAINE
SANDHILL CRANE	Aug 01, 1977	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	ABUNDANT	DEAN, JOHN		33022	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNEVILLE
SANDHILL CRANE	Sep 23, 1977	GRAYS LAKE	2000			33022	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(2):233	BONNEVILLE
SANDHILL CRANE	Sep 25, 1977	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33022	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS
SANDHILL CRANE	Jan 23, 1978	NAMPA AREA	3	HECKATHORN, JAMES AND NAOMI		33017	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(3):378	CANYON
SANDHILL CRANE	Mar 15, 1978	MANN LAKE	1	KILGORE, DWIGHT		33004	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(5):1034	NEZ PERCE
SANDHILL CRANE	Apr 10, 1978	PAYETTE RIVER	350	HECKATHORN, JAMES AND NAOMI		33011	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(5):1034
SANDHILL CRANE	Apr 21, 1978	MONIDA PASS, 2 MILES SOUTH	5-6	HARMS, WILLIAM		33015	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(5):1034	CLARK
SANDHILL CRANE	May 05, 1978	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MANY	TROST, CHARLES		33022	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(5):1034	BONNEVILLE
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1978	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	HUDSON, EUNICE		33022	AMERICAN BIRDS 32(6):1188	BONNEVILLE
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1978	BBS HENRY	33		BBS HENRY	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1978	DRUMMOND	3			33022		FREMONT
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1978	BBS SQUIRREL	3		BBS SQUIRREL	33016	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	FREMONT
SANDHILL CRANE	Aug 08, 1978	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	2	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
SANDHILL CRANE	Sep 13, 1978	MANN LAKE	7	MCVICKER, ED		33004	AMERICAN BIRDS 33(2):197	NEZ PERCE
SANDHILL CRANE	Mar 01, 1979	SALMON AREA	EXPANDING	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	AMERICAN BIRDS 33(5):791	LEMHI
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1979	BBS SQUIRREL	4		BBS SQUIRREL	33016	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	FREMONT
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1979	BBS HENRY	57		BBS HENRY	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1979	DRUMMOND	4			33022		FREMONT
SANDHILL CRANE	Sep 01, 1979	MEDIMONT	1	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
SANDHILL CRANE	Apr 12, 1980	FRUITLAND	400	GOLDEN EAGLE AUDUBON		33011	AMERICAN BIRDS 34(5):798	PAYETTE
SANDHILL CRANE	May 01, 1980	HIGH VALLEY	MORE THAN 1	MANWARING, RUSS		33011	EMAIL	VALLEY
SANDHILL CRANE	Jun 01, 1980	SALMON	1 PAIR AND 1 YOUNG	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	AMERICAN BIRDS 34(6):913	LEMHI