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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
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 23, 1993	CLARKIA	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	SHOSHONE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 23, 1993	EMIDA	7	GONTZ, PAM		33002	REPORT FROM PAM GONTZ	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1993	SAINT MARIES	1 OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1993	BBS YELLOW PINE	2		BBS YELLOW PINE	33012	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 29, 1993	ALTURAS LAKE	1 ADULT	BARNES, LARRY		33019	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	BLAINE
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jul 01, 1993	RIGGINS	MORE THAN 1	COLLIE, MARK		33007	AMERICAN BIRDS 47(5):1129	IDAHO
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jul 16, 1993	GOLD FORK LOOKOUT AREA	1	KIBU		33012	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	VALLEY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Sep 04, 1993	GOLD HILL	1	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Sep 15, 1993	RED HORSE MOUNTAIN, NORTH OF	1	NORRIS, CRAIG		33002	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	KOOTENAI
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Sep 15, 1993	VARNUM CREEK	1	NORRIS, CRAIG		33002	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	KOOTENAI
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Sep 26, 1993	CRANE POINT	1	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33002	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	BENEWAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Feb 05, 1994	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	1	BROWN, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN BROWN	KOOTENAI
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 11, 1994	MOYIE RIVER AREA	2 PAIRS ON NEST	TAYLOR, JENNY		33001	IDAHO CONSERVATION DATA CENTER	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 25, 1994	SQUAW CREEK	2 ADULTS AND YOUNG	RITTER, SHARON		33006	STATUS CHANGE	IDAHO
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	May 31, 1994	CAMP NINE JUNCTION OF FS ROAD 397/2499	1 NEST AND 2 YOUNG	JOSEPH, JONI		33001	IDAHO CONSERVATION DATA CENTER	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1994	BBS YELLOW PINE	1		BBS YELLOW PINE	33012	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 01, 1994	BBS CABARTON	1		BBS CABARTON	33011	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	VALLEY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jun 13, 1994	BRUSH LAKE	1 ADULT AND NEST	BEHRENS, PAT		33001	IDAHO CONSERVATION DATA CENTER	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jul 01, 1994	TRAIL CREEK	5-6	WARDEN, GAIL		33001	REPORT FROM GAIL WORDEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	BOUNDARY
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Aug 01, 1994	PRICE VALLEY GUARD STATION	1	EVANS, DIANE		33007	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	ADAMS
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Aug 05, 1994	SPRING MOUNTAIN	1 FEMALE	MIKR		33006	RARE ANIMAL OBSERVATION REPORT	IDAHO
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Nov 17, 1994	TALACHE LANDING	1	COLE, PAT		33001	REPORT FROM PAT COLE, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	BONNER
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jan 20, 1995	FARRAGUT STATE PARK	1	KECK, WALLACE		33002	REPORT FROM WALLACE KECK	KOOTENAI
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Aug 01, 1995	GOLD HILL	2	PORGA, ZOLTAN		33004	REPORT FROM ZOLTAN PORGA	LATAH
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER	Jan 12, 1996	TWIN LAKES	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI