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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
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 17, 1989	WILDERNESS GATEWAY, LOCHSA RIVER	5	CANYON BIRDERS		33005	AMERICAN BIRDS 43(5):1344	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 19, 1989	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, EAST OF	1	TROST, CHARLES		33001	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	BOUNDARY
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 24, 1989	BBS BURGDORF	4		BBS BURGDORF	33008	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Jul 15, 1989	JOSEPH PLAINS	1	CANYON BIRDERS		33007	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 23, 1990	BBS NAPLES	1	DEL CARLO, RICH	BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 20, 1990	WILDERNESS GATEWAY, LOCHSA RIVER	5	HEPBURN, WINIFRED		33005	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 13, 1991	LIGHTENING CREEK	MANY	TROST, CHARLES		33001	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	BONNER
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 05, 1993	WILDERNESS GATEWAY, LOCHSA RIVER	MORE THAN 1	HEPBURN, WINIFRED		33005	BIRD NOTES SEP 1993	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Jul 28, 1993	LOWELL	1	COLLIE, MARK AMD KNOLL, FLORENCE		33005	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Jul 30, 1993	WILDERNESS GATEWAY, LOCHSA RIVER	1	COLLIE, MARK AND KNOLL, FLORENCE		33005	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 07, 1993	PACK RIVER ROAD	2	SVINGEN, DAN		33001	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BONNER
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 30, 1994	BBS NAPLES	2	DEL CARLO, RICH	BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
BLACK SWIFT	Jun 01, 1997	CINNAMON CREEK	2	COMRIE, GORDON		33002	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 51(5):1024	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Jul 01, 1997	BBS NAPLES	7		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
BLACK SWIFT	Jul 18, 1997	SCHWEITZER BASIN SKI AREA	2	FAIKE, DAVID AND ELISE		33001	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	BONNER
BLACK SWIFT	Jul 27, 1997	WILDERNESS GATEWAY, LOCHSA RIVER	3	WARREN, WENDY		33005	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 51(5):1024	IDAHO
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 28, 1997	SHADOW FALLS	3 NESTS AND 3 YOUNG	ACTON, JIM		33002	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(1):95	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 29, 1997	COPLAND, NEAR BRIDGE	1	SVINGEN, DAN AND ILA AND PEDAR		33001	REPORT, BLACK SWIFT	BOUNDARY
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 29, 1997	FERN FALLS	1 NEST AND 1 YOUNG	DUMROESE, KAS AND MOUSSEAUX, MARK		33002	TAYLOR, JENNY, U.S. FOREST SERVICE DATABASE	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 30, 1997	CINNAMON CREEK	2	COMRIE, GORDON		33002	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 51(5):1024	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 30, 1997	FERN FALLS	1 NEST AND 1 YOUNG	ACTON, JIM		33002	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(1):95	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 30, 1997	SHADOW FALLS	3 NESTS AND 2 YOUNG	ACTON, JIM		33002	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(1):95	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 31, 1997	FERN FALLS	1 NEST AND 1 YOUNG	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Aug 31, 1997	SHADOW FALLS	3 NESTS AND 2 YOUNG	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	SHOSHONE
BLACK SWIFT	Sep 05, 1997	SHADOW FALLS	3 NESTS	ACTON, JIM		33002	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(1):95	SHOSHONE