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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
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS BATES	2	HUNTER, DONALD	BBS BATES	33022	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	TETON
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS CRANE CREEK	3	GROVES, CRAIG	BBS CRANE CREEK	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	WASHINGTON
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS COOLIN	3	SIERACKI, PAUL	BBS COOLIN	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BONNER
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS SPRINGFIELD	12	TROST, CHARLES	BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	1 OR MORE SEEN IN SUMMER	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS MAGIC MOUNTAIN	2	LANGELIER, LISA	BBS MAGIC MOUNTAIN	33025	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CASSIA
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS NAPLES	2	TAYLOR, MIDGE	BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS CRATERS	1	TROST, CHARLES	BBS CRATERS	33020	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BUTTE
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS PRESTON	10	REYNOLDS, TIMOTHY	BBS PRESTON	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	FRANKLIN
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS LEADORE	2	ROBERTS, HADLEY	BBS LEADORE	33014	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	HAYDEN LAKE, TOWN OF	SEVERAL FEEDING IN SUMMER	SUNDLER, RUTH		33002	REPORT FROM RUTH SUNDLER	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS DUBOIS	1	GODFREY, RIRIE	BBS DUBOIS	33015	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CLARK
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 01, 1988	BBS DANIELS RES	28	WEBB, CHERYL	BBS DANIELS RES	33027	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CASSIA
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 10, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Jun 22, 1988	POST FALLS	MORE THAN 1	HUDSON, EUNICE		33002	REPORT FROM EUNICE HUDSON	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Aug 05, 1988	RED RIVER HOT SPRINGS	MORE THAN 1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33008	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	IDAHO
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Sep 01, 1988	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	A FEW FEMALES FEEDING	SUNDLER, RUTH		33002	REPORT FROM RUTH SUNDLER	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Sep 09, 1988	POTLATCH	2	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Sep 18, 1988	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Oct 27, 1988	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	3 FEEDING IN FALL	SUNDLER, RUTH		33002	REPORT FROM RUTH SUNDLER	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Nov 28, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Dec 16, 1988	CBC SALMON	51	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LEMHI
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Dec 17, 1988	CBC SANDPOINT	75	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Dec 17, 1988	CBC BOISE	15	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH	Dec 17, 1988	CBC MOSCOW	44	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH