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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
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 14, 1943	GRAND VIEW	1 MALE	HAMERSTROM (IN LITT.)		33023	BIRDS OF IDAHO	OWYHEE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 29, 1946	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	44	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Oct 01, 1947	LEWISTON	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Apr 20, 1950	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Apr 20, 1950	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jul 01, 1950	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	OCCASIONAL			33026	CHECKLIST 1950	CASSIA
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Apr 14, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Apr 14, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	RARE	STEELE, PAUL		33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1953	CBC NAMPA	513	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 28, 1954	CBC SANDPOINT	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Jan 01, 1955	CBC REXBURG	15	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Mar 25, 1955	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 1			33002	DATA, COMPILED, SPR 1955, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Apr 11, 1955	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	10			33002	DATA, COMPILED, SPR 1955, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1955	CBC NAMPA	500	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 31, 1955	CBC REXBURG	29	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Feb 01, 1956	SNAKE RIVER, NEAR J C STRIKE DAM	ABUNDANT	DEAN, JOHN		33023	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	OWYHEE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1956	CBC NAMPA	155	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 31, 1956	CBC REXBURG	12	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Mar 28, 1957	LEWISTON	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1957	CBC NAMPA	53	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	5006	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	687	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	61	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	1,168	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
COMMON GOLDENEYE	Dec 25, 1962	CBC REXBURG	76	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC REXBURG	33022	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MADISON