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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
BLACK TERN	Jun 04, 1977	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BLACK TERN	Jul 30, 1977	MISSION FLATS	11	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BLACK TERN	Jun 01, 1978	DUDLEY	8 AND NEST	CARRIER, DEAN		33002	REPORT FROM DEAN CARRIER, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
BLACK TERN	Jun 01, 1978	BBS HENRY	6		BBS HENRY	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
BLACK TERN	Jul 01, 1978	KILLARNEY LAKE	4 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BLACK TERN	Jul 02, 1978	CAVE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BLACK TERN	Jul 01, 1979	SALMON FALLS DAM	SEVERAL	BROWN, CHRIS		33025	SALMON FALLS PROJECT WILDERNESS SURVEY	TWIN FALLS
BLACK TERN	May 07, 1980	THOMPSON LAKE	NUMEROUS	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
BLACK TERN	May 13, 1980	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	Apr 01, 1981	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	ABSENT	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	Jul 07, 1981	GRAYS LAKE	1	DEAN, JOHN		33022	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNEVILLE
BLACK TERN	May 18, 1982	LEWISTON	1	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES JUN 1982	NEZ PERCE
BLACK TERN	May 19, 1982	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	Jun 01, 1982	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	15	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	Jun 28, 1982	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 1	HUGHES, PEG		33001	REPORT FROM PEG HUGHES	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	May 14, 1983	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 1	HUGHES, PEG		33001	REPORT FROM PEG HUGHES	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	May 21, 1983	INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR	1	COLLIE, MARK		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 37(5):892	ADA
BLACK TERN	Jun 01, 1983	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	2	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	Aug 01, 1983	ODEN BAY, PEND OREILLE LAKE	12	TOLLBOM, WARD		33001		BONNER
BLACK TERN	Apr 01, 1984	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	SEVERAL	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	May 17, 1984	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
BLACK TERN	May 28, 1984	KOOTENAI	3	SIERACKI, PAUL		33001		BONNER
BLACK TERN	Jun 05, 1984	PEND OREILLE LAKE	12	TOLLBOM, WARD		33001	REPORT FROM WARD TOLLBOM	BONNER
BLACK TERN	Jun 10, 1984	MARKET LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	15-20 NESTS	TROST, CHARLES		33021	STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS	JEFFERSON
BLACK TERN	Jun 11, 1984	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	20-30 NEST	TROST, CHARLES		33026	STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS	CASSIA