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
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 30, 2000	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	1401	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 30, 2000	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	2943	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
AMERICAN COOT	Dec 31, 2000	CBC TETON VALLEY	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC TETON VALLEY	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	TETON
AMERICAN COOT	Jan 04, 2001	CBC SPIRIT LAKE	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SPIRIT LAKE	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jan 26, 2001	PEND OREILLE LAKE	21325	COLE, PAT	SURVEY, AERIAL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	REPORT FROM PAT COLE, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	BONNER
AMERICAN COOT	Feb 11, 2001	PEND OREILLE LAKE	1606	HARDY, LISA	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33001	INLAND-NW-BIRDERS	BONNER
AMERICAN COOT	Mar 18, 2001	HEYBURN STATE PARK	240	HARDY, LISA	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	REPORT FROM LISA HARDY	BENEWAH
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 09, 2001	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 16, 2001	HOODOO VALLEY	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY	BLUEBIRD TRAIL	33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 21, 2001	BOUNDARY CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	1	COLE, PAT	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33001	REPORT FROM PAT COLE, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 23, 2001	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 27, 2001	HOODOO VALLEY	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY	BLUEBIRD TRAIL	33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 28, 2001	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	SEVERAL	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 07, 2001	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 25, 2001	HOODOO VALLEY	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY	BLUEBIRD TRAIL	33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS
AMERICAN COOT	May 30, 2001	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY	SURVEY, B-B WOODPECKER	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	May 31, 2001	BOUNDARY CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	20	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 2001	BBS CEDAR HILL	6		BBS CEDAR HILL	33025	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	TWIN FALLS
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 2001	BBS LOLO PASS	8		BBS LOLO PASS	33006	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	IDAHO
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 2001	BBS SPRINGFIELD	4		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 2001	BBS NAPLES	6		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 2001	BBS IRON SPRINGS	2		BBS IRON SPRINGS	33014	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CUSTER
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 2001	BBS TRIANGLE	4		BBS TRIANGLE	33023	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	OWYHEE
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 06, 2001	KOOTENAI COUNTY	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY	COUNT, CENTURY 2001		FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 09, 2001	BALL CREEK RANCH PRESERVE	1-2	STURTS, SHIRLEY	SURVEY, BIRD	33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BOUNDARY