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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 WIGEON	Jan 02, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	24	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
AMERICAN WIGEON	Jan 02, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	24	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 08, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	20-160	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 08, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	6-40	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 10, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	1-3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 13, 1972	THOMPSON LAKE	FEW	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Oct 14, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	22-46	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 01, 1972	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	20 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 17, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 17, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 27, 1972	CBC BOISE	747	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 28, 1972	CBC NAMPA	975	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 29, 1972	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	19	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Jan 01, 1973	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 06, 1973	THOMPSON LAKE	250	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 25, 1973	BEAUTY BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3-20	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Apr 08, 1973	KILLARNEY LAKE	2 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Apr 14, 1973	HAUSER LAKE	22	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 15, 1973	CBC RUPERT	10	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026		MINIDOKA
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 22, 1973	CBC BOISE	260	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017		ADA
AMERICAN WIGEON	Dec 27, 1973	CBC NAMPA	2339	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017		CANYON
AMERICAN WIGEON	Mar 22, 1974	THOMPSON LAKE	203	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Apr 04, 1974	HAUSER LAKE	33	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN WIGEON	Jul 01, 1974	IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY	RARE THEN UNCOMMON	HALFORD, DOUGLAS		33021	GREAT BASIN NATURALIST 38(1)	BUTTE
AMERICAN WIGEON	Sep 13, 1974	SAINT JOE RIVER	4000-12,700	IDAHO FISH AND GAME		33005	IDAHO FISH AND GAME, AERIAL SURVEY	BENEWAH