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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	Latilong	Reference	County
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 27, 1916	SPENCER	SMALLFLOCK	RUST, HENRY	33015	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLARK
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jun 01, 1949	SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO	ABUNDANT	LEVY, SEYMOUR	33020	BIRDS OF IDAHO
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 01, 1950	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	OCCASIONAL		33026	CHECKLIST 1950	CASSIA
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 09, 1950	MOSCOW	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 11, 1950	MOSCOW	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 21, 1950	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 19, 1951	POTLATCH	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 31, 1951	POTLATCH	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 05, 1951	MOSCOW	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 18, 1951	POTLATCH	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 16, 1951	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 12, 1952	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 05, 1953	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 24, 1953	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 24, 1953	MANN LAKE	150	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 17, 1953	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 21, 1953	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	May 18, 1954	POTLATCH	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 21, 1954	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 10, 1954	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jun 30, 1955	LEWISTON	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 05, 1955	POTLATCH	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 11, 1955	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 16, 1955	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 21, 1955	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS	33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE