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
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 01, 1957	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 15, 1957	INDIAN VALLEY	1 COLLECTED	NEWHOUSE, VERNE		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Oct 01, 1957	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 02, 1958	POTLATCH	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 04, 1958	LEWISTON	1 FEMALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 08, 1958	LEWISTON	1 MALE COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	May 31, 1959	HAUSER LAKE	1	LAFAVE, LYNN		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 14, 1959	SAINT MARIES	7	ROGERS, THOMAS		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	BENEWAH
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 03, 1961	CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	ABUNDANT	ORING, LEWIS		33021	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEFFERSON
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Dec 25, 1969	CBC RUPERT	14	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Dec 30, 1970	CBC RUPERT	13	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jun 01, 1971	SALMON	A FEW	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 01, 1971	SALMON	A FEW	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Apr 26, 1973	AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	2	TROST, CHARLES		33025	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(4):801	ONEIDA
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 15, 1973	AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	100	TROST, CHARLES		33025	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(5):899	ONEIDA
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Dec 16, 1974	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	4	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jan 01, 1975	SPRINGFIELD	1	COLLIE, MARK		33021	AMERICAN BIRDS 29(3):717	BINGHAM
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 02, 1977	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Apr 01, 1978	SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATURAL AREA	RARE THEN COMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
WESTERN SANDPIPER	May 06, 1979	LEWISTON	MORE THAN 1	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES MAY 1979	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Jul 01, 1979	SALMON FALLS DAM	UNCOMMON	BROWN, CHRIS		33025	SALMON FALLS PROJECT WILDERNESS SURVEY	TWIN FALLS
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 08, 1980	PANTHER CREEK, SALMON RIVER	1	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33009	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Aug 29, 1980	HELLS GATE STATE PARK	6	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	CANYON BIRDERS, SURVEY SHEETS	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN SANDPIPER	Sep 14, 1980	MISSION FLATS	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN SANDPIPER	May 10, 1981	GRAND VIEW	2			33023	FIELD NOTES DANIEL STEPHENS	OWYHEE