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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
GREATER SCAUP	Mar 20, 1989	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
GREATER SCAUP	Mar 20, 1989	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
GREATER SCAUP	Apr 10, 1989	MOKINS BAY, HAYDEN LAKE	SEVERAL	HUGHES, PEG		33002	REPORT FROM PEG HUGHES	KOOTENAI
GREATER SCAUP	Nov 21, 1989	PONDERAY	6	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 44(1):128	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 16, 1989	CBC SANDPOINT	166	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Jan 25, 1990	PEND OREILLE RIVER	6	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	REPORT FROM ROGER BURWELL	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Feb 04, 1990	PEND OREILLE RIVER	966	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	REPORT FROM ROGER BURWELL	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 15, 1990	CBC SANDPOINT	41	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 28, 1990	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	28	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 20, 1991	HAGERMAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	1-2,348	TROCHLELL, DAVID		33025	STATUS CHANGE REPORT	GOODING
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 22, 1991	CBC SANDPOINT	87	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 25, 1991	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
GREATER SCAUP	Jan 12, 1992	CHATCOLET LAKE	1	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 46(2):290	BENEWAH
GREATER SCAUP	May 12, 1992	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33001	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	BOUNDARY
GREATER SCAUP	Oct 20, 1992	PEND OREILLE LAKE	5	DUMROESE, KAS		33001	AMERICAN BIRDS 47(1):122	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Oct 23, 1992	BENEWAH LAKE	10	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 47(1):122	BENEWAH
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 19, 1992	CBC SANDPOINT	433	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 20, 1992	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	10	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC HAGERMAN VALLEY	33025	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	GOODING
GREATER SCAUP	Jan 09, 1993	HARRISON	1 ADULT AND 1 IMMATURE	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
GREATER SCAUP	Feb 06, 1993	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	8 FEMALES AND 2 IMMATURE	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	KOOTENAI
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 17, 1993	CBC IDAHO FALLS	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC IDAHO FALLS	33021	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNEVILLE
GREATER SCAUP	Dec 18, 1993	CBC SANDPOINT	143	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SANDPOINT	33001	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNER
GREATER SCAUP	Jan 01, 1994	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	10-20	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	AUDUBON FIELD NOTES 48(2):228	KOOTENAI
GREATER SCAUP	Jan 15, 1994	CARLIN BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3			33002	BIRDING HOT LINE	KOOTENAI
GREATER SCAUP	Jan 15, 1994	CHATCOLET LAKE	10	SVINGEN, DAN		33002	BIRDING HOT LINE	BENEWAH