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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
BANK SWALLOW	Aug 27, 2015	BIG YEAR, BENEWAH COUNTY	1		BIG YEAR, BENEWAH COUNTY	33002	BIG YEAR, BENEWAH COUNTY	BENEWAH
BARN OWL		AMERICAN FALLS	SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #108	POWER
BARN OWL		AMERICAN FALLS	1		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #2095	POWER
BARN OWL		MOSCOW	1	ARVEY, M. DALE		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
BARN OWL	Jan 01, 1949	MIDDLETON	RARE	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
BARN OWL	Jan 01, 1949	MIDDLETON	RARE	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
BARN OWL	Jul 01, 1950	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	RARE			33026	CHECKLIST 1950	CASSIA
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1967	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1968	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BARN OWL	Jan 07, 1969	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1578	BANNOCK
BARN OWL	Feb 08, 1969	JEROME	SKELETONS		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33025	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1580, 2119	JEROME
BARN OWL	Mar 09, 1969	JEROME	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33025	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1577	JEROME
BARN OWL	Apr 01, 1969	JEROME	SKELETON		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33025	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #109, 110	JEROME
BARN OWL	Apr 13, 1969	JEROME	FEMALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33025	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1579	JEROME
BARN OWL	Jul 01, 1969	NAMPA, 10.5 MILES NORTH OF	6 YOUNG			33017	CONDOR 78:112
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1969	CBC RUPERT	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1969	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BARN OWL	Jul 01, 1970	BLISS TO MELBA	UNCOMMON ABUNDANCE	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
BARN OWL	Dec 23, 1970	GLENNS FERRY	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33024	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1713	ELMORE
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1970	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BARN OWL	Dec 25, 1970	CBC NAMPA	3	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BARN OWL	Apr 30, 1971	AMERICAN FALLS	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1789	POWER
BARN OWL	Apr 30, 1971	AMERICAN FALLS	1 MALE	STEPHENS, DANIEL		33027		POWER