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
CANVASBACK	Mar 26, 1987	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
CANVASBACK	May 21, 1987	MANN LAKE	3	CANYON BIRDERS		33004	BIRD NOTES JUN 1987	NEZ PERCE
CANVASBACK	Jun 01, 1987	BBS SPRINGFIELD	2		BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
CANVASBACK	Jul 01, 1987	BEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	UNCOMMON			33028	CHECKLIST 1987	BEAR LAKE
CANVASBACK	Nov 01, 1987	CARLIN BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 OR MORE MIGRATING	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
CANVASBACK	Dec 20, 1987	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	22	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
CANVASBACK	Jan 01, 1988	PEND OREILLE LAKE	1510		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Jan 02, 1988	CBC SANDPOINT	72	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Jan 05, 1988	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	150	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
CANVASBACK	Jan 09, 1988	MOKINS BAY, HAYDEN LAKE	3 PAIR	HUGHES, PEG		33002	REPORT FROM PEG HUGHES	KOOTENAI
CANVASBACK	Mar 02, 1988	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
CANVASBACK	Dec 17, 1988	CBC SANDPOINT	27	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Dec 18, 1988	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
CANVASBACK	Jan 01, 1989	PEND OREILLE LAKE	2000		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Jan 01, 1989	MISSION FLATS	MORE THAN 1	WELLER, SUSAN		33002	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	KOOTENAI
CANVASBACK	Mar 28, 1989	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
CANVASBACK	Apr 04, 1989	TOLO LAKE	2	JAMISON, BRIAN		33007		IDAHO
CANVASBACK	Apr 11, 1989	MISSION FLATS	MORE THAN 1	WELLER, SUSAN		33002	REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER	KOOTENAI
CANVASBACK	Nov 19, 1989	CAVE LAKE	MORE THAN 10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
CANVASBACK	Dec 16, 1989	CBC SANDPOINT	298	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Dec 28, 1989	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	71	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC INDIAN MOUNTAIN	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
CANVASBACK	Jan 01, 1990	PEND OREILLE LAKE	1,100		SURVEY, WATERFOUL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	33001	U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Jan 02, 1990	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	200	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
CANVASBACK	Jan 09, 1990	MURPHY BAY, PEND OREILLE RIVER	9	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	REPORT FROM ROGER BURWELL	BONNER
CANVASBACK	Feb 04, 1990	MURPHY BAY, PEND OREILLE RIVER	7	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	REPORT FROM ROGER BURWELL	BONNER