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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
DUSKY GROUSE	Nov 19, 1977	SCOUT MOUNTAIN	MALE SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #R2048	BANNOCK
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 24, 1978	BBS BAKER	2		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Aug 01, 1978	RUPERT AREA	MORE THAN 1	SHILLINGTON, WILLIAM		33026	AMERICAN BIRDS 33(2):197	MINIDOKA
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 01, 1979	BBS SQUIRREL	1		BBS SQUIRREL	33016	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	FREMONT
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 01, 1979	DRUMMOND	1			33022		FREMONT
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 30, 1979	BBS BAKER	1		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Sep 01, 1979	COLBURN	6	CHAPIN, EARL		33001	REPORT FROM EARL CHAPIN	BONNER
DUSKY GROUSE	May 14, 1980	CHEF CREEK	1 MALE	SIERACKI, PAUL		33001	REPORT FROM PAUL SIERACKI	BOUNDARY
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 21, 1980	BBS BAKER	3		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Aug 01, 1980	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	POOR HATCH	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 35(2):206	BOUNDARY
DUSKY GROUSE	Aug 01, 1980	SALMON AREA	HATCH NUMBERS DOWN	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	AMERICAN BIRDS 35(2):206	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Feb 14, 1981	PEBBLE CREEK SKI AREA	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #2102	BANNOCK
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 01, 1981	CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS	BREEDING	MILNE, KATHLEEN		33015	NOTE TO CRAIG GROVES	CLARK
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 01, 1981	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	LESS NUMBER OF BROODS	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 35(6):960	BOUNDARY
DUSKY GROUSE	Dec 19, 1981	CBC POCATELLO	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 17, 1982	BBS BAKER	2		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Sep 05, 1982	SOLDIER	COMMON	STEENHOFF, KAREN		33019	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CAMAS
DUSKY GROUSE	May 01, 1983	WASHINGTON COUNTY	4	VSAA				WASHINGTON
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 26, 1983	BBS BAKER	1		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 11, 1984	CARIBOU CREEK	MORE THAN 1	SEVERTSON, HERB		33001	REPORT FROM HERB SEVERTSON	BONNER
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 18, 1984	BBS BAKER	1		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI
DUSKY GROUSE	Aug 29, 1984	CUTOFF PEAK	1	SIERACKI, PAUL		33001	REPORT FROM PAUL SIERACKI	BOUNDARY
DUSKY GROUSE	Dec 28, 1984	CULDESAC	1			33004	BIRD NOTES JAN 1984	NEZ PERCE
DUSKY GROUSE	May 31, 1985	SMITH CREEK	1	SIERACKI, PAUL		33001	REPORT FROM PAUL SIERACKI	BOUNDARY
DUSKY GROUSE	Jun 13, 1985	BBS BAKER	2		BBS BAKER	33010	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	LEMHI