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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
AMERICAN COOT	May 07, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 14, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	76	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	MIGRATORY BIRD DAY	33002	REPORT FROM COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON LEADERS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 21, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	REPORT FROM KRIS BUCHLER TO SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	BBS CABARTON	2		BBS CABARTON	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	THOMPSON LAKE	1 OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	BBS MAGIC MOUNTAIN	4		BBS MAGIC MOUNTAIN	33025	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CASSIA
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	BBS IRON SPRINGS	5		BBS IRON SPRINGS	33014	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CUSTER
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	BBS DANIELS RES	1		BBS DANIELS RES	33027	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CASSIA
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	BBS DOUGAL RES	2		BBS DOUGAL RES	33023	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	OWYHEE
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	BBS SPRINGFIELD	8		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE	1 OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jul 01, 1997	BBS NAPLES	4		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Jul 17, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 IMMATURE	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 05, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 14, 1997	WINCHESTER	1	HEPBURN, WINIFRED		33004	FIELD NOTES WINIFRED HEPBURN	LEWIS
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 16, 1997	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 18, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	7	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 28, 1997	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 1,000	COMRIE, PAM		33001	REPORT FROM PAM COMRIE	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 02, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	8	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 11, 1997	PEND OREILLE LAKE	1,000	WARING, JUDY		33001	REPORT FROM JUDY WARING	BONNER
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 11, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	COMRIE, GORDON		33002	REPORT FROM GORDON COMRIE	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 15, 1997	MISSION FLATS	50 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 16, 1997	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	MORE THAN 175	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 18, 1997	HARLOW POINT, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	50 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 18, 1997	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 100	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI