THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE | Idaho Bird Records Committee

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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
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER	Dec 29, 1992	COEUR D'ALENE, 5 MI SOUTH WEST OF	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER	Dec 31, 1992	COEUR D'ALENE, 5 MI SOUTH WEST OF	1	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	RARE BIRD REPORT 1992-A-4 AND AMERICAN BIRDS 47(2):279	KOOTENAI
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER	May 04, 1999	PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCE STUDIES WOODS	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY	NEW JERSEY TRIP	33004	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER		HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR	1	UTZ, AARON		33007		IDAHO
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER		SAWTOOTH LAKE	SMALL FLOCK	MERRIAM, C.		33012	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BOISE
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER		COEUR D'ALENE, FORT SHERMAN	1 TAKEN	MERRILL, J.		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER		HENRYS LAKE	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33016	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #2334	FREMONT
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Mar 01, 1910	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 TAKEN	MERRILL, J.		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 01, 1916	HENRYS LAKE	RARE	RUST, HENRY		33016	BIRDS OF IDAHO	FREMONT
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Sep 01, 1919	RUPERT AREA	RARE	DAVIS, WILLIAM		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	MINIDOKA
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Nov 17, 1937	TILDEN BRIDGE	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33021	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1481	BINGHAM
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Nov 06, 1939	AMERICAN FALLS	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1482	POWER
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 19, 1950	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 19, 1950	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 16, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 16, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 21, 1955	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	3			33002	DATA, COMPILED, SPR 1955, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1955	CBC NAMPA	7	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1956	CBC NAMPA	9	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 01, 1963	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON			33026	MURRELET FALL 1976	CASSIA
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER	Apr 19, 1963	PORTNEUF RIVER	1		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY		TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #528	BANNOCK