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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
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 07, 1989	BBS COOLIN	1		BBS COOLIN	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BONNER
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 07, 1989	MISSION FLATS	MORE THAN 1	WELLER, SUSAN		33002	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 09, 1989	BBS MIVODEN	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY	BBS MIVODEN	33002	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jun 11, 1989	BBS NAPLES	4		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Jul 05, 1989	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Aug 02, 1989	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Aug 17, 1989	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Sep 10, 1989	MANN LAKE	2	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES OCT 1989	NEZ PERCE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 01, 1989	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	BEEKS, RICHARD		33002	REPORT FROM RICHARD BEEKS	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 01, 1989	CLEARWATER RIVER, NORTH FORK	1	JAMISON, BRIAN		33005	REPORT FROM BRIAN JAMESON
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 01, 1989	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 03, 1989	CLEARWATER RIVER, LEWISTON	1	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES JAN 1990	NEZ PERCE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 03, 1989	CARLIN BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	JOHNSON, DoNALD		33002	REPORT FROM DON JOHNSON	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 08, 1989	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 16, 1989	CBC SANDPOINT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 16, 1989	CBC TWIN FALLS	87	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC TWIN FALLS	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	TWIN FALLS
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 16, 1989	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 16, 1989	CBC MOSCOW	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 16, 1989	CBC POCATELLO	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 16, 1989	CBC BOISE	40	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 17, 1989	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	7	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 17, 1989	CBC SUN VALLEY	9	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SUN VALLEY	33019	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BLAINE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 23, 1989	CBC BRUNEAU	12	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BRUNEAU	33024	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	OWYHEE
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 24, 1989	CBC SALMON	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LEMHI
GREAT BLUE HERON	Dec 28, 1989	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	13	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI