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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
SONG SPARROW	Apr 06, 1942	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1033	BANNOCK
SONG SPARROW	Dec 25, 1942	CBC POCATELLO	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027		BANNOCK
SONG SPARROW	Dec 19, 1943	CBC BAYVIEW	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BAYVIEW	33002		KOOTENAI
SONG SPARROW	Dec 26, 1943	CBC MOSCOW	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	Jun 21, 1945	REXBURG	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	MADISON
SONG SPARROW	Dec 01, 1947	PORTHILL	1 OR MORE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33001	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BOUNDARY
SONG SPARROW	May 21, 1948	POTLATCH	FLEDGLINGS	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	Jun 03, 1948	MOSCOW	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	Feb 13, 1949	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
SONG SPARROW	Apr 04, 1949	MOSCOW	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	Jun 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	VERY COMMON	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
SONG SPARROW	Jun 07, 1949	SALMON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33010	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LEMHI
SONG SPARROW	Jun 09, 1949	GRAYS LAKE	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
SONG SPARROW	Jul 01, 1949	MIDDLETON, 3 MILES NORTH OF	COMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
SONG SPARROW	Nov 13, 1949	LAPWAI	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
SONG SPARROW	Mar 26, 1950	LOWELL	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
SONG SPARROW	Jun 26, 1950	KETCHUM	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33019	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BLAINE
SONG SPARROW	Oct 23, 1950	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
SONG SPARROW	Dec 28, 1950	CBC MOSCOW	6	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	May 20, 1951	LAVA HOT SPRINGS	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33027	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BANNOCK
SONG SPARROW	May 22, 1951	WAYAN	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33028	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CARIBOU
SONG SPARROW	May 23, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
SONG SPARROW	Dec 12, 1951	PRINCETON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	Jan 01, 1952	CBC MOSCOW	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
SONG SPARROW	Mar 08, 1952	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE