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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
COMMON MERGANSER	Feb 09, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 01, 1974	HAMMETT TO MELBA	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 01, 1974	HAMMETT TO MELBA	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 09, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 10, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	9	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 22, 1974	ROSE LAKE	2	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 24, 1974	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 MALE AND 2 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 24, 1974	KILLARNEY LAKE	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 14, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 21, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	22	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	May 27, 1974	BBS NAPLES	1		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
COMMON MERGANSER	Jul 01, 1974	IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY	UNCOMMON	HALFORD, DOUGLAS		33021	GREAT BASIN NATURALIST 38(1)	BUTTE
COMMON MERGANSER	Jul 06, 1974	PACK RIVER	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNER
COMMON MERGANSER	Sep 15, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Oct 26, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Oct 26, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	11	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 02, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 24, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 MALES AND 10 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 24, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	11 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 26, 1974	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	27	LINT, JOE		33002	REPORT FROM JOE LINT, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 28, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	3 MALES AND 4 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	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
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 01, 1974	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 01, 1974	HAUSER LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 08, 1974	FERNAN LAKE	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI