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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
SORA	Aug 01, 1972	PORTNEUF RIVER	FEMALE SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #R1353	BANNOCK
SORA	Sep 01, 1972	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON	PIERCE, DELONA		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(1):88	BOUNDARY
SORA	Dec 17, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
SORA	May 21, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	May 26, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	May 29, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 01, 1973	BBS SQUIRREL	2		BBS SQUIRREL	33016	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	FREMONT
SORA	Jun 01, 1973	DRUMMOND	2			33022		FREMONT
SORA	Jun 06, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 07, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 08, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 12, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 13, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 19, 1973	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Sep 17, 1973	POCATELLO	FEMALE SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #R1329	BANNOCK
SORA	May 01, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	May 10, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	May 11, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	May 27, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 01, 1974	BBS SPRINGFIELD	2		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
SORA	Jul 13, 1974	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	FULTON, TOM		33002		KOOTENAI
SORA	Apr 01, 1975	CANYON AND ELMORE COUNTIES, SNAKE RIVER	COMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
SORA	May 05, 1975	FERNAN LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	May 10, 1975	FERNAN LAKE	2 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SORA	Jun 12, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 HEARD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI