THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE | Idaho Bird Records Committee

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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
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	1837	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 28, 1959	CBC MOSCOW	1380	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HOUSE SPARROW	Jun 01, 1960	COUNCIL	NOTED	NEWHOUSE, VERNE		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	2192	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	1,145	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	620	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	120,000	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Jan 25, 1963	CBC NAMPA	3800	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	7200	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 01, 1965	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1965	CBC POCATELLO	300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027		BANNOCK
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	4300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1965	CBC POCATELLO	300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1966	CBC MOSCOW	400	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1966	CBC POCATELLO	900	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1966	CBC NAMPA	5300	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1966	CBC BOISE	290	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1966	CBC POCATELLO	900	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027		BANNOCK
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 28, 1966	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	30	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1967	CBC RUPERT	180	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1967	CBC BOISE	93	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 25, 1967	CBC NAMPA	3900	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
HOUSE SPARROW	Dec 28, 1967	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	25	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HOUSE SPARROW	Jun 01, 1968	BBS GLENNS FERRY	50		BBS GLENNS FERRY	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
HOUSE SPARROW	Jun 01, 1968	BBS ALTURAS	34		BBS ALTURAS	33020	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BLAINE