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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
LARK SPARROW	May 16, 1950	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
LARK SPARROW	Jun 08, 1950	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
LARK SPARROW	Jun 13, 1950	GOOSE CREEK	2 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
LARK SPARROW	Jun 14, 1950	TENSED	A PAIR	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BENEWAH
LARK SPARROW	Jun 22, 1950	GOOSE CREEK	NEST AND 4 EGGS	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CASSIA
LARK SPARROW	Sep 04, 1950	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
LARK SPARROW	Sep 21, 1950	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
LARK SPARROW	Oct 13, 1950	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
LARK SPARROW	May 22, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	1	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
LARK SPARROW	May 27, 1951	GRAY	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
LARK SPARROW	Apr 28, 1952	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
LARK SPARROW	Jun 23, 1952	OAKLEY	5 EGG SET	KENAGY, FAYRE		33026	BURKE MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE	CASSIA
LARK SPARROW	May 31, 1958	COUNCIL	COMMON	NEWHOUSE, VERNE		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
LARK SPARROW	Jun 14, 1960	ACEQUIA		BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	MINIDOKA
LARK SPARROW	Jun 16, 1960	EDEN	UNCOMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33025	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEROME
LARK SPARROW	Jun 21, 1960	MASSACRE ROCKS	UNCOMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33027	BIRDS OF IDAHO	POWER
LARK SPARROW	Jun 01, 1961	CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	UNCOMMON	ORING, LEWIS		33021	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEFFERSON
LARK SPARROW	Jun 01, 1963	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON			33026	MURRELET FALL 1976	CASSIA
LARK SPARROW	Dec 30, 1963	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	5	WILBUR, SANFORD		33026	MURRELET 57:32	CASSIA
LARK SPARROW	Jun 01, 1968	BBS GLENNS FERRY	1		BBS GLENNS FERRY	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
LARK SPARROW	Jun 01, 1968	BBS BLACKS CREEK	11		BBS BLACKS CREEK	33017	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ADA
LARK SPARROW	Jun 01, 1969	BBS SPRINGFIELD	2		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
LARK SPARROW	May 13, 1971	POCATELLO	MALE SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #R1330	BANNOCK
LARK SPARROW	May 01, 1972	MIDVALE	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33011	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	WASHINGTON
LARK SPARROW	Jun 01, 1972	BBS DUBOIS	1		BBS DUBOIS	33015	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CLARK