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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
BALD EAGLE	Oct 21, 1950	LEWISTON	1 IMMATURE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
BALD EAGLE	Jan 08, 1953	TERRETON	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33021	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1345	JEFFERSON
BALD EAGLE	Apr 06, 1955	MANN LAKE	1 ADULT	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
BALD EAGLE	Nov 11, 1957	SODA SRPINGS	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33028	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CARIBOU
BALD EAGLE	Apr 12, 1958	INDIAN VALLEY	MORE THAN 1	MARSHALL, WILLIAM		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
BALD EAGLE	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
BALD EAGLE	Feb 17, 1963	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 ADULT AND 1 IMMATURE	HALL, WARREN		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Feb 22, 1963	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	HALL, WARREN		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Feb 24, 1963	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	HALL, WARREN		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 16, 1963	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1-6	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 01, 1964	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 04, 1964	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1-5	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Feb 20, 1966	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	HALL, WARREN		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 25, 1966	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
BALD EAGLE	Dec 25, 1966	CBC BOISE	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
BALD EAGLE	Dec 25, 1966	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BALD EAGLE	Mar 04, 1967	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 24, 1967	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	23 OR MORE	ACTON, JIM		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 25, 1967	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BALD EAGLE	Dec 25, 1967	CBC BOISE	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
BALD EAGLE	Jan 07, 1968	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	43 AND 6 IMMATURE	ACTON, JIM		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Jan 14, 1968	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	30	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Jan 27, 1968	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Mar 23, 1968	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 21, 1968	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI