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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
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 21, 1975	CBC SALMON	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010		LEMHI
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 27, 1975	CBC NAMPA	25	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017		CANYON
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 28, 1975	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	18	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002		KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 30, 1975	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025		GOODING
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 31, 1975	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	1573	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027		POWER
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 31, 1975	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	1573	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027		POWER
AMERICAN COOT	Jan 03, 1976	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 17, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 02, 1976	HEYBURN STATE PARK	250	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BENEWAH
AMERICAN COOT	May 02, 1976	PURDEE LAKE	19	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 02, 1976	CAVE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 22, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 26, 1976	CAVE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 26, 1976	KILLARNEY LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 30, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 31, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1976	BBS NAPLES	2		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1976	BBS SPRINGFIELD	5		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 21, 1976	BBS NAPLES	2		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Aug 29, 1976	MISSION FLATS	13	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 18, 1976	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 10, 1976	HEYBURN STATE PARK	4,000 ADULTS	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BENEWAH
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 10, 1976	CAVE LAKE	250	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 16, 1976	MISSION FLATS	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 22, 1976	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	16	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI