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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN BITTERN | BBS PRESTON | 1 | BBS PRESTON | 33028 | BREEDING BIRD SURVEY | FRANKLIN | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | MORE THAN 1 | NAPIER, LARRY | 33001 | REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | BOUNDARY | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | SAINT MARIES | 1 | SVINGEN, DAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | BENEWAH | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA | 1 | COLE, PAT | 33001 | REPORT FROM PAT COLE, IDAHO FISH AND GAME | BOUNDARY | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | SAINT JOE RIVER | 1 OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD | SVINGEN, DAN | 33005 | REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | BENEWAH | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 1 | NAPIER, LARRY | 33001 | REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | BOUNDARY | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | BBS NAPLES | 1 | BBS NAPLES | 33001 | BREEDING BIRD SURVEY | BOUNDARY | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | SAINT MARIES | 1 IMMATURE | SVINGEN, DAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | BENEWAH | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | ROSE LAKE | 1 | GONTZ, PAM | 33002 | REPORT FROM PAM GONTZ | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | SAINT MARIES | 1 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD | SVINGEN, DAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | BENEWAH | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | CAREY LAKE | 1 HEARD | BARNES, LARRY | 33020 | STATUS CHANGE REPORT | BLAINE | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | MISSION FLATS | MORE THAN 1 | WELLER, SUSAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | CHILLY, EAST OF (WHISKY SPRINGS) | 1 HEARD | BARNES, LARRY | 33014 | STATUS CHANGE REPORT | CUSTER | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | THOMPSON LAKE | MORE THAN 1 | NIGH, JOHN | 33002 | REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | KILLARNEY LAKE | 1 | COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON | 33002 | THE FISH HAWK HERALD DEC 1994 | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | HOODOO VALLEY | 1 | COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON | 33001 | THE FISH HAWK HERALD SEP 1995 | BONNER | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | HAUSER LAKE | 1 | COMRIE, GORDON | 33002 | REPORT FROM GORDON COMRIE | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | TUCKER CREEK | 1 | VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE | 33021 | BIRD NOTES SEP 1995 | BINGHAM | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | MISSION FLATS | 1 | YOUNG, ROGER | 33002 | AUDUBON FIELD NOTES 50(1):83 | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | SALMON | 1 | ROBERTS, HADLEY | 33010 | REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | LEMHI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | BBS NAPLES | 1 | BBS NAPLES | 33001 | BREEDING BIRD SURVEY | BOUNDARY | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 1 | MIGRATORY BIRD DAY | 33001 | THE OSPREY OBSERVER JUN 1997 | BOUNDARY | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | COEUR D'ALENE RIVER, CATALDO TO HARRISON | 1-3 | COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON | MIGRATORY BIRD DAY | 33002 | REPORT, MIGRATORY BIRD DAY | KOOTENAI | |
| AMERICAN BITTERN | HAUSER LAKE | 1 | SHIPLEY, JOHN | 33002 | REPORT FROM JOHN SHIPLEY | KOOTENAI | ||
| AMERICAN BITTERN | SAINT MARIES | 1 | MONKS, JEAN | 33002 | RARE BIRD ALERT 1 MAY 1998 | BENEWAH |