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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 MEADOWLARK	May 01, 1933	DOWNEY	1		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #2430	BANNOCK
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 28, 1934	RIDDLE AREA	COMMON			33023	BIRDS OF IDAHO	OWYHEE
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Mar 03, 1935	RUPERT	1	BENT, ARTHER		33026	BIRDS OF IDAHO	MINIDOKA
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Mar 12, 1937	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1222	BANNOCK
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Mar 22, 1942	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1221, 1724	BANNOCK
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Apr 12, 1943	BOISE	COMMON	ARVEY, M. DALE		33017	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADA
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	JOHNSTON, DAVID			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Mar 01, 1948	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Mar 01, 1948	LEWISTON	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 01, 1948	LEWISTON	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 01, 1948	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 01, 1949	SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO	ABUNDANT	LEVY, SEYMOUR			BIRDS OF IDAHO
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 01, 1949	MIDDLETON	COMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 04, 1949	SHOUP		BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33009	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LEMHI
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 04, 1949	SHOUP	1 MALE	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33009	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LEMHI
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Feb 27, 1950	COUNCIL AREA	SMALLFLOCK	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 20, 1951	BLACKFOOT	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33021	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BINGHAM
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 20, 1951	SODA SPRINGS	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33028	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CARIBOU
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 25, 1951	GRAY	2 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 31, 1951	JEROME	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33025	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEROME
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Nov 22, 1951	WEISER	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	WASHINGTON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Nov 23, 1951	GEM COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	GEM
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jan 01, 1952	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jan 12, 1952	WEIPPE	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER