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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
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT	Jul 21, 2016	HOG HOLLOW BRIDGE	1 SUBADULT	WEISSE, CLIFF		33022	RARE BIRD REPORT 2022-B-31	FREMONT
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT	May 08, 2019	ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER 3KM DOWNSTREAM FROM TINDEN BOAT RAMP	1 FLYING OVER	DOUGILL, STEVE		33021	RARE BIRD REPORT 2019-B-20	BINGHAM
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT	May 18, 2022	AUGER FALLS TRAIL	2	LITZ, MICHAEL		33025	RARE BIRD REPORT 2022-B-30	TWIN FALLS
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT	May 21, 2022	AUGER FALLS TRAIL	2	OLSOY, PETER		33024	RARE BIRD REPORT 2022-B-30	TWIN FALLS
NORTHERN BOBWHITE		COEUR D'ALENE		RUST, HENRY		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN BOBWHITE		NAMPA	37	ALDRICH, JOHN W.		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE		MELBA AREA	RARE	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE		BOISE AREA	INTRODUCED	NEWTON AND HIBBS		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADA
NORTHERN BOBWHITE		PERRINE BRIDGE		FOTHERGILL, KENT		33025	STATUS CHANGE REPORT
NORTHERN BOBWHITE		BOISE AREA	COMMON	MERRIAM, C.		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADA
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Jun 01, 1910	COEUR D'ALENE	NESTING	RUST, HENRY		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Jul 01, 1934	SAINT MARIES	HEARD	HAND, R.		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BENEWAH
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 23, 1936	CBC MOSCOW	13	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 04, 1938	CALDWELL	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33017	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1369	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 04, 1938	CALDWELL	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33017	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1370	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Jun 03, 1947	VIOLA	1	JOHNSTON, DAVID		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 14, 1947	MOSCOW	8	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1953	CBC NAMPA	37	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1954	CBC NAMPA	42	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1957	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	34	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Jul 01, 1959	MIDDLETON, 3 MILES NORTH OF	RARE	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	15	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	30	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN BOBWHITE	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	16	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON