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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 01, 1973	PEND OREILLE LAKE	50	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 02, 1973	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	28	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 15, 1973	CBC RUPERT	11	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 28, 1973	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	35	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002		KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Feb 16, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	SEVERAL			33002	PYGMY OWL MAR 1974	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Mar 09, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	8	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 13, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 26, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Apr 29, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Jul 01, 1974	IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY	COMMON	HALFORD, DOUGLAS		33021	GREAT BASIN NATURALIST 38(1)	BUTTE
BUFFLEHEAD	Oct 01, 1974	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	1400	SHILLINGTON, WILLIAM		33026	AMERICAN BIRDS 29(1):90	CASSIA
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 01, 1974	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
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 01, 1974	PEND OREILLE LAKE	50		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 02, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	8	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Nov 17, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 MALE AND 3 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 01, 1974	PEND OREILLE LAKE	25	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 15, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	16	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 16, 1974	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	75	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 18, 1974	CBC RUPERT	46	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 27, 1974	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 30, 1974	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	37	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
BUFFLEHEAD	Dec 31, 1974	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 01, 1975	PEND OREILLE LAKE	50	IDAHO FISH AND GAME SURVEY	SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 11, 1975	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	MCDOW, RON		33002	REPORT FROM RON MCDOW, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
BUFFLEHEAD	Jan 19, 1975	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI