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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
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 22, 1968	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1968	CBC NAMPA	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1968	CBC POCATELLO	11	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1968	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1968	CBC POCATELLO	11	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 23, 1969	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 06, 1969	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 01, 1969	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1969	CBC POCATELLO	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1969	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1969	CBC POCATELLO	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1969	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 29, 1970	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1970	CBC POCATELLO	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 25, 1970	CBC POCATELLO	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 30, 1970	CBC RUPERT	8	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER	A FEW	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER	A FEW	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33013	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER	A FEW	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33009	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 30, 1971	SPRING CREEK	FEMALE SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #203	BANNOCK
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 01, 1971	PEND OREILLE LAKE	25		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 30, 1971	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 01, 1972	CBC RUPERT	125	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 08, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Sep 01, 1972	COEUR D'ALENE	25	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33002	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	KOOTENAI