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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-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 28, 1990	CRANE POINT	2	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33002	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 27, 1991	CRANE POINT	1	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33002	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1991	BBS CABARTON	1		BBS CABARTON	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Nov 29, 1991	CRANE POINT	2	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33002	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Mar 20, 1992	DAWSON LAKE	1 BUILDING NEST	SIERACKI, PAUL		33001	IDAHO CONSERVATION DATA CENTER	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Mar 28, 1992	TROY	3 OR MORE	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES APR 1992	LATAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Apr 21, 1992	SAINT MARIES	1	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 46(3):453	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 01, 1992	CLARKIA	3	WELLER, SUSAN		33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 46(3):453	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 17, 1992	SAINT MARIES	3	GONTZ, PAM	SURVEY, WOODPECKER	33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 46(3):453	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 19, 1992	SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT	1 ADULT AND NEST	CRABLE, WARREN		33002	IDAHO CONSERVATION DATA CENTER	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 30, 1992	CLARKIA	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY	SURVEY, WOODPECKER	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1992	MOOSE MEADOW CREEK	2	BAERLOCKER, T.		33008	NONGAME WILDLIFE OBSERVATION	IDAHO
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 07, 1992	EMIDA	1	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jul 01, 1992	BONNERS FERRY	15 OR MORE			33001	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Sep 15, 1992	CHASE LAKE, 6 MILES WEST OF	3	COLE, PAT		33001	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BONNER
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Oct 15, 1992	HELLROARING CREEK	1 ADULT			33001	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Oct 15, 1992	ROBINSON LAKE, 3 MILES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF	1 ADULT			33001	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Nov 28, 1992	GOLD HILL	1	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Dec 15, 1992	CHASE LAKE, 6 MILES WEST OF	12			33001	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BONNER
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Dec 15, 1992	CHIPMUNK RAPIDS	12			33001	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BONNER
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 06, 1993	CLARKIA	1	WELLER, SUSAN		33002	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 16, 1993	CLARKIA	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY	SURVEY, WOODPECKER	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 16, 1993	EMIDA	4	GONTZ, PAM		33002	REPORT FROM PAM GONTZ	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 18, 1993	WHITE CREEK	1 ADULT AND NEST IN HOLE	BAARSTAD, ROBERT	SURVEY, WOODPECKER	33003	REPORT FROM GAIL WORDEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 18, 1993	DEVILS ELBOW	1 NEST HOLE	BAARSTAD, ROBERT	SURVEY, WOODPECKER	33002	REPORT FROM GAIL WORDEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	SHOSHONE