THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERLIN | BLACKWELL HILL | 1 | HANSON, GERTRUDE | 33002 | REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BLACKWELL HILL | 1 | HANSON, GERTRUDE | 33002 | REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BLACKWELL HILL | 1 | HANSON, GERTRUDE | 33002 | REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BLACKWELL HILL | 1 | HANSON, GERTRUDE | 33002 | REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | RATHDRUM PRAIRIE | 1 FEMALE | TAGGART, JOE | 33002 | REPORT FROM JOE TAGGERT | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | RATHDRUM PRAIRIE | 1 IMMATURE FEMALE | STERNER, KEN | 33002 | REPORT FROM KEN STERNER, FALCONER | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | RATHDRUM PRAIRIE | 1 IMMATURE FEMALE | STERNER, KEN | 33002 | REPORT FROM KEN STERNER, FALCONER | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | CBC MOSCOW | 2 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC MOSCOW | 33004 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | LATAH | |
| MERLIN | CBC POCATELLO | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC POCATELLO | 33027 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | BANNOCK | |
| MERLIN | CBC BOISE | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC BOISE | 33017 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | ADA | |
| MERLIN | CBC IDAHO FALLS | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC IDAHO FALLS | 33021 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | BONNEVILLE | |
| MERLIN | CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR | 33027 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | POWER | |
| MERLIN | CBC NAMPA | 3 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC NAMPA | 33017 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CANYON | |
| MERLIN | CBC SUN VALLEY | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC SUN VALLEY | 33019 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | BLAINE | |
| MERLIN | COEUR D'ALENE | 2 | TAGGART, JOE | 33002 | REPORT FROM JOE TAGGERT | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | COEUR D'ALENE | 1 | STURTS, SHIRLEY | 33002 | FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BLACKWELL HILL | 1 | HANSON, GERTRUDE | 33002 | REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BLACKWELL HILL | 1 | HANSON, GERTRUDE | 33002 | REPORT FROM GERTRUDE HANSON | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BENNINGTON | 1 | 33028 | NONGAME WILDLIFE OBSERVATION | BEAR LAKE | |||
| MERLIN | COEUR D'ALENE | 1 PAIR AND 1 OTHER | MANNING, MARY | 33002 | REPORT FROM MARY MANNING | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | MOSCOW | 1 FEMALE | GOBLE, DALE | 33004 | REPORT FROM DALE GOBLE | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | SPOKANE RIVER | 1 | SPOHN, JIM | 33002 | REPORT FROM JIM SPOHN | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BONNERS FERRY, NORTH OF | 1 | ENGLISH, KENNETH | 33001 | MERLIN STUDY, ERICA AND TIM CRAIG, IDAHO FISH AND GAME | BOUNDARY | ||
| MERLIN | RUNNING CREEK RANCH | RARE | WRIGHT, TONY | 33009 | RUNNING CREEK RANCH BIRD LIST | IDAHO | ||
| MERLIN | KOOTENAI RIVER | 2 | DEL CARLO, RICH | 33001 | REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | BOUNDARY |