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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
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 09, 1950	MOSCOW	1 MALE AND 1 FEMALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 12, 1950	LEWISTON	SMALL FLOCK	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 29, 1950	POTLATCH	1 MALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Jun 15, 1951	CRAIG MOUNTAIN	1 MALE	LEVY, SEYMOUR		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Oct 26, 1951	WEIPPE	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 29, 1952	WEIPPE	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 19, 1953	LEWISTON	SMALL FLOCK	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Apr 01, 1953	SAINT MARIES	1 MALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BENEWAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Apr 14, 1953	DEARY	1 MALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 10, 1954	LEWISTON	SMALL FLOCK	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 20, 1955	LEWISTON	SMALL FLOCK	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Jul 26, 1956	POTLATCH	1 PAIR AND YOUNG	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Oct 18, 1956	HAUSER LAKE	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Nov 21, 1956	GENESEE	1 FEMALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 04, 1957	VIOLA	1 MALE AND 1 FEMALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 12, 1957	HAUSER LAKE	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 13, 1957	COEUR D'ALENE	1 MALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Jul 24, 1957	MONUMENT MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT	1	TRITTEN, DALE AND DAILA		33002	BIRD LIST MADE WHILE MANNING LOOKOUT SUMMER 1957	KOOTENAI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Mar 18, 1964	MINIDOKA	2	SRW		33026	MURRELET FALL 1976	MINIDOKA
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Aug 01, 1964	IDAHO, NORTHERN	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY			FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Jun 01, 1971	SAGE CREEK, SALMON RIVER	2 NESTS	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33009	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Jun 01, 1972	BBS CAPE HORN	1		BBS CAPE HORN	33012	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CUSTER
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Sep 23, 1972	FERNAN SADDLE	7	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	May 06, 1973	FERNAN SADDLE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN BLUEBIRD	Jun 12, 1973	MICA CREEK	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI