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
COMMON MERGANSER	Dec 30, 1971	CBC RUPERT	72	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
COMMON MERGANSER	Jan 01, 1972	CBC RUPERT	623	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
COMMON MERGANSER	Jan 06, 1972	IDAHO, NORTHERN	2600	ROGERS, RAY		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 26(3):631	BOUNDARY
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 08, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	9	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 08, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 13, 1972	THOMPSON LAKE	FEW	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 18, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 24, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 25, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 25, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Mar 26, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	3	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 02, 1972	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 02, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	5	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 07, 1972	BLUE CREEK BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	9	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 07, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Apr 16, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	May 14, 1972	PRIEST LAKE	1 PAIR	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNER
COMMON MERGANSER	Jun 01, 1972	MIDVALE AREA	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33011	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	WASHINGTON
COMMON MERGANSER	Jun 01, 1972	MIDVALE AREA	UNCOMMON	DEAN, JOHN		33011	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	WASHINGTON
COMMON MERGANSER	Oct 01, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Oct 08, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Oct 09, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Oct 29, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 MALE AND 4 FEMALES	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 12, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
COMMON MERGANSER	Nov 19, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI