THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK TERN | MANN LAKE | 1 | BURLEIGH, THOMAS | 33004 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | NEZ PERCE | ||
| BLACK TERN | MANN LAKE | 1 | BURLEIGH, THOMAS | 33004 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | NEZ PERCE | ||
| BLACK TERN | MANN LAKE | 1 | BURLEIGH, THOMAS | 33004 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | NEZ PERCE | ||
| BLACK TERN | HAUSER LAKE | 2 | LAFAVE, LYNN | 33002 | REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | HAUSER LAKE | 2 | LAFAVE, LYNN | 33002 | KOOTENAI | |||
| BLACK TERN | SAINT MARIES | 27 | ROGERS, THOMAS | 33002 | REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS | BENEWAH | ||
| BLACK TERN | MUD LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA | COMMON | ORING, LEWIS | 33021 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | JEFFERSON | ||
| BLACK TERN | CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | COMMON | ORING, LEWIS | 33021 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | JEFFERSON | ||
| BLACK TERN | CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | COMMON | ORING, LEWIS | 33021 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | JEFFERSON | ||
| BLACK TERN | KILLARNEY LAKE | 1 | STURTS, SHIRLEY | 33002 | FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | TULE ISLAND | SEVERAL | 33026 | REPORT, ANNUAL NARRATIVE 1968 | POWER | |||
| BLACK TERN | HEYBURN STATE PARK | 1 | SPOKANE AUDUBON | 33002 | PYGMY OWL | BENEWAH | ||
| BLACK TERN | KILLARNEY LAKE | 4-5 | SMITH, SHARON | 33002 | KOOTENAI | |||
| BLACK TERN | BBS SPRINGFIELD | 4 | BBS SPRINGFIELD | 33021 | BREEDING BIRD SURVEY | BINGHAM | ||
| BLACK TERN | SALMON | A FEW | ROBERTS, HADLEY | 33010 | REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | LEMHI | ||
| BLACK TERN | SALMON | A FEW | ROBERTS, HADLEY | 33010 | REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | LEMHI | ||
| BLACK TERN | MAGIC RESERVOIR | 1 | 33019 | FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS | BLAINE | |||
| BLACK TERN | MAGIC RESERVOIR | 1 | DEAN, JOHN | 33019 | FIELD NOTES JOHN DEAN | BLAINE | ||
| BLACK TERN | BBS SPRINGFIELD | 2 | BBS SPRINGFIELD | 33021 | BREEDING BIRD SURVEY | BINGHAM | ||
| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 20 PAIR | 33001 | BOUNDARY | ||||
| BLACK TERN | BLISS TO MELBA | RARE | 33017 | FIELD NOTES SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY | ||||
| BLACK TERN | LEWISTON | 1 | CANYON BIRDERS | 33004 | PRAIRIE OWL OCT 1976 | NEZ PERCE | ||
| BLACK TERN | GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 33022 | COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1976 | BONNEVILLE | ||||
| BLACK TERN | MARKET LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA | MORE THAN 1 | 33021 | COLONIAL WATERBIRDS OF IDAHO, 1976 | JEFFERSON | |||
| BLACK TERN | MISSION FLATS | 16 ADULTS | STURTS, SHIRLEY | 33002 | FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS | KOOTENAI |