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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
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	13	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Aug 14, 1959	SAINT MARIES	1	SPOKANE BIRD CLUB		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	BENEWAH
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jan 25, 1963	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1964	KILLARNEY LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1966	CBC NAMPA	14	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1966	CBC BOISE	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
GREAT BLUE HERON	Aug 17, 1967	CAMP FOUR ECHOES, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	11	ROGERS, THOMAS		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1967	CBC NAMPA	36	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1967	CBC RUPERT	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 28, 1967	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1968	BBS GLENNS FERRY	2		BBS GLENNS FERRY	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1968	CBC RUPERT	7	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1968	CBC NAMPA	6	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 01, 1969	BBS GLENNS FERRY	1		BBS GLENNS FERRY	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 08, 1969	HEYBURN STATE PARK	1	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	PYGMY OWL	BENEWAH
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1969	CBC NAMPA	10	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1969	CBC RUPERT	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 25, 1969	CBC REXBURG	6	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON