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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
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 09, 1979	LEWISTON	2000	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	AMERICAN BIRDS 34(3):292	NEZ PERCE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 15, 1979	CBC POCATELLO	17	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 15, 1979	CBC SALMON	15	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LEMHI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 15, 1979	CBC POCATELLO	17	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 15, 1979	CBC SALMON	15	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LEMHI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 15, 1979	CBC IDAHO FALLS	477	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC IDAHO FALLS	33021	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNEVILLE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 15, 1979	CBC REXBURG	8	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 16, 1979	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	159	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 17, 1979	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	163	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 21, 1979	CBC RUPERT	41	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 22, 1979	CBC GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNEVILLE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 28, 1979	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	32	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 29, 1979	CBC NAMPA	185	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 01, 1980	PEND OREILLE LAKE	115		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 01, 1980	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	15		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33002	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 03, 1980	CBC NAMPA	52	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 11, 1980	SPOKANE RIVER	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 12, 1980	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	30	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 18, 1980	SPALDING	9	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES FEB 1980	NEZ PERCE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Feb 09, 1980	HELLS GATE STATE PARK	50	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	CANYON BIRDERS, SURVEY SHEETS	NEZ PERCE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Mar 05, 1980	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Mar 17, 1980	HELLS GATE STATE PARK	3	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	CANYON BIRDERS, SURVEY SHEETS	NEZ PERCE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Mar 29, 1980	MISSION FLATS	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Apr 11, 1980	FERNAN LAKE	4 MALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	May 04, 1980	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	1ST BROOD	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY