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
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Oct 04, 1992	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	UNCOMMON	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Nov 19, 1992	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	UNCOMMON	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 20, 1992	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	110	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1992	CBC BOISE	70	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1992	CBC BRUNEAU	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BRUNEAU	33024	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	OWYHEE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 26, 1992	CBC NAMPA	79	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Mar 28, 1993	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Mar 29, 1993	TOLO LAKE	12	CANYON BIRDERS		33007	BIRD NOTES MAY 1993	IDAHO
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Mar 31, 1993	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 02, 1993	CAMBRIDGE AREA AND NEARBY RESERVOIRS	MORE THAN 1	CANYON BIRDERS		33011	BIRD NOTES MAY 1993
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 04, 1993	GYPSY BAY ROAD, PEND OREILLE RIVER	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BOUNDARY
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 13, 1993	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 1	COLE, PAT		33001	REPORT FROM PAT COLE, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	BOUNDARY
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 18, 1993	DEEP CREEK	2	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1993	BBS PASADENA VAL	2		BBS PASADENA VAL	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1993	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	1 NEST	COLE, PAT		33001	REPORT FROM PAT COLE, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	BOUNDARY
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1993	BBS BATES	2		BBS BATES	33022	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	TETON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1993	SAINT MARIES	1 FEMALE WITH BROOD	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 47(5):1128	BENEWAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 29, 1993	SAINT MARIES	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BENEWAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Aug 16, 1993	HELLS GATE STATE PARK	3	LAVOIE, LOUISE		33004	BIRD NOTES SEP 1993	NEZ PERCE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Sep 29, 1993	SAINT MARIES	1-20	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BENEWAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Oct 10, 1993	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 12, 1993	CLEARWATER RIVER, LEWISTON	4	HEPBURN, WINIFRED		33004	BIRD NOTES JAN 1994	NEZ PERCE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 18, 1993	CBC NAMPA	68	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 19, 1993	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	60	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1993	CBC BOISE	85	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA