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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
CALIFORNIA GULL	May 06, 1937	POCATELLO	2		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1424, 1784	BANNOCK
CALIFORNIA GULL	Sep 29, 1939	ABERDEEN	1		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1423	BINGHAM
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jul 01, 1943	CONKLING PARK, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	YOCOM, CHARLES		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Apr 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1949	SNAKE RIVER, SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO	COMMON	LEVY, SEYMOUR			BIRDS OF IDAHO
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1949	BLACKFOOT RESERVOIR	NESTS	STEELE, PAUL		33028	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CARIBOU
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 23, 1949	HOMEDALE	SEVERAL	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	OWYHEE
CALIFORNIA GULL	Nov 04, 1949	NAMPA	30	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CANYON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 21, 1950	NEW MEADOWS AREA	9	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jul 01, 1950	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	UNCOMMON			33026	CHECKLIST 1950	CASSIA
CALIFORNIA GULL	Aug 13, 1954	LEWISTON	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
CALIFORNIA GULL	Sep 30, 1954	LEWISTON	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1955	LAKE LOWELL	MORE THAN 1,000 AND NESTS	RESEARCH LEAFLET		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CANYON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 09, 1955	AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	500 PAIR AND NESTS	FICHTER, EDISON AND BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33027	BIRDS OF IDAHO	POWER
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 09, 1955	AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	500 PAIR	FICHTER, EDISON AND BURLEIGH, THOMAS D.		33027	BIRDS OF IDAHO	POWER
CALIFORNIA GULL	Oct 24, 1955	LEWISTON	2	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1961	MUD LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	COMMON	ORING, LEWIS		33021	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEFFERSON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Jun 01, 1961	CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON	ORING, LEWIS		33021	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEFFERSON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	20	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	54	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Feb 01, 1965	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	5	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	PYGMY OWL	KOOTENAI
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	53	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
CALIFORNIA GULL	Mar 18, 1966	ABERDEEN	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1674, 1727	BINGHAM
CALIFORNIA GULL	Dec 25, 1966	CBC NAMPA	140	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON