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 | CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR | 33027 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | POWER | |
| MERLIN | CBC SUN VALLEY | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC SUN VALLEY | 33019 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | BLAINE | |
| MERLIN | FERNAN LAKE | 1 | STURTS, SHIRLEY | 33002 | FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | GRANGEVILLE | 1 | SVINGEN, DAN | 33007 | RARE BIRD ALERT 10 OCT 1997 | IDAHO | ||
| MERLIN | HOPE | 1 | WELCH, JENNIFER | 33001 | REPORT FROM JENNIFER WELCH | BONNER | ||
| MERLIN | MOSCOW | 1 | HOLICK, DAVID | 33004 | RARE BIRD ALERT 28 NOV 1997 | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | MOSCOW | 1 | SWIFT, CHARLES | 33004 | RARE BIRD ALERT | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | LEWISTON | 1 | WISER, CLARE | 33004 | BIRD NOTES JAN 1998 | NEZ PERCE | ||
| MERLIN | CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY | 2 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY | 33025 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | GOODING | |
| MERLIN | CBC COEUR D'ALENE | 4 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC COEUR D'ALENE | 33002 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | KOOTENAI | |
| MERLIN | CBC IDAHO FALLS | 2 | 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 | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC NAMPA | 33017 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CANYON | |
| MERLIN | CBC TWIN FALLS | 1 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | CBC TWIN FALLS | 33025 | CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT | TWIN FALLS | |
| MERLIN | MOSCOW | 1 | MCCOY, MARILYN | 33004 | RARE BIRD ALERT 13 FEB 1998 | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | MOSCOW | 1 | DUMROESE, KAS | 33004 | RARE BIRD ALERT 13 FEB 1998 | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | POTLATCH | 1 | PORGA, ZOLTAN | 33004 | REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | MISSION FLATS | 1 | WELLER, SUSAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER | KOOTENAI | ||
| MERLIN | BONNERS FERRY | 1 | DEL CARLO, RICH | 33001 | REPORT FROM RICH DEL CARLO | BOUNDARY | ||
| MERLIN | DOVER | 1 | KENDALL, BARRY | 33001 | REPORT FROM EARL CHAPIN | BONNER | ||
| MERLIN | BONNERS FERRY | 2 | DEL CARLO, RICH | 33001 | REPORT FROM RICH DEL CARLO | BOUNDARY | ||
| MERLIN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 2 | DEL CARLO, RICH | 33001 | REPORT FROM RICH DEL CARLO | BOUNDARY | ||
| MERLIN | COPELAND | 1 | DEL CARLO, RICH | 33001 | REPORT FROM RICH DEL CARLO | BOUNDARY | ||
| MERLIN | MOSCOW | 1 | WICKS, PHYLLIS | 33004 | RARE BIRD ALERT 13 NOV 1998 | LATAH | ||
| MERLIN | RATHDRUM PRAIRIE | 1 | LANGLITZ, CINDY | 33002 | REPORT FROM CINDY LANGLITZ | KOOTENAI |