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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 TANAGER	Sep 10, 1941	SELWAY FALLS	1	ORR, ROBERT		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
WESTERN TANAGER	Jul 01, 1943	CONKLING PARK	COMMON	YOCOM, CHARLES		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
WESTERN TANAGER	Jul 19, 1944	MINK CREEK	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1237	BANNOCK
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	JOHNSTON, DAVID			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 01, 1948	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN TANAGER	Jul 01, 1948	SELWAY FALLS	1 COLLECTED	ORR, ROBERT		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
WESTERN TANAGER	Jul 01, 1948	LOLO PASS	COMMON	ORR, ROBERT		33006	BIRDS OF IDAHO	IDAHO
WESTERN TANAGER	Mar 01, 1949	MIDDLETON	INTERMITTENT	JHD		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
WESTERN TANAGER	May 03, 1949	MOSCOW	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE	COMMON	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 04, 1949	SHOUP	OCCASIONAL	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33009	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LEMHI
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 13, 1949	CARIBOU MOUNTAIN	1 COLLECTED	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 29, 1949	AMERICAN FALLS, 20 MILES SOUTH OF	1 COLLECTED	JOLLIE, MALCOLM (IN LITT.)		33027	BIRDS OF IDAHO	POWER
WESTERN TANAGER	Jul 08, 1949	BLOOMINGTON LAKE		JOLLIE, MALCOLM (IN LITT.)		33028	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BEAR LAKE
WESTERN TANAGER	Aug 14, 1949	STANLEY	COMMON	LEVY, SEYMOUR		33013	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CUSTER
WESTERN TANAGER	Jul 24, 1950	LEWISTON	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN TANAGER	May 13, 1951	GRAY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
WESTERN TANAGER	May 31, 1951	THREE CREEK	12	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33024	BIRDS OF IDAHO	OWYHEE
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 01, 1951	HARVARD	COMMON	VERNER, JARED		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN TANAGER	Aug 16, 1951	LEWISTON	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
WESTERN TANAGER	Oct 15, 1951	MOSCOW	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 01, 1952	HEADQUARTERS	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
WESTERN TANAGER	Jun 18, 1952	HARVARD	YOUNG	VERNER, JARED		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
WESTERN TANAGER	Aug 27, 1952	BERTHA HILL	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
WESTERN TANAGER	Sep 24, 1952	POTLATCH	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH