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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
WESTERN GREBE	Jul 08, 1949	BURLEY	1 PAIR AND YOUNG	LEVY, SEYMOUR		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
WESTERN GREBE	Jun 01, 1953	AMERICAN FALLS	MORE THAN 1	WILLIS (IN LITT.)		33027	BIRDS OF IDAHO	POWER
WESTERN GREBE	Dec 25, 1953	CBC NAMPA	16	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN GREBE	Dec 28, 1954	CBC SANDPOINT	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
WESTERN GREBE	Oct 08, 1955	LEWISTON, CLEARWATER RIVER	4	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN GREBE	Oct 05, 1956	POTLATCH	2	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN GREBE	Nov 01, 1956	LEWISTON	4	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN GREBE	May 08, 1957	LEWISTON	1	VERNER, JARED		33004	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN GREBE	May 31, 1957	LEWISTON	1	VERNER, JARED		33004	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN GREBE	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN GREBE	Oct 17, 1961	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	SEVERAL	SCHUMAKER, MURRAY		33002	REPORT FROM MURRAY SCHUMAKER	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Aug 01, 1966	HAYDEN LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Feb 25, 1967	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	25 OR MORE			33002	PYGMY OWL	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Mar 04, 1967	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	17	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Apr 01, 1968	SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO	SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY		TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #R1087
WESTERN GREBE	Dec 21, 1968	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Dec 22, 1968	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Dec 28, 1968	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN GREBE	Mar 01, 1969	LAKE LOWELL	ABUNDANT	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
WESTERN GREBE	Jun 01, 1970	BIG BUTTE AREA	1			33021		BUTTE
WESTERN GREBE	Jul 01, 1970	BEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE		HORSCHEL, ALICE		33028	COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1970	BEAR LAKE
WESTERN GREBE	Jul 01, 1970	LAKE WALCOTT	3000	IDAHO FISH AND GAME		33026	COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1970	BLAINE
WESTERN GREBE	Jun 01, 1971	BIG BUTTE AREA	2			33021		BUTTE
WESTERN GREBE	Aug 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER	MANY	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
WESTERN GREBE	Aug 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER	MANY	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI