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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
GYRFALCON	Dec 15, 1993	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	2 MALES AND 2 FEMALES	JURCEVICH, RON		33002	REPORT FROM RON JURCEVICH, FALCONER	KOOTENAI
GYRFALCON	Dec 17, 1993	CBC IDAHO FALLS	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC IDAHO FALLS	33021	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNEVILLE
GYRFALCON	Feb 04, 1994	MOSCOW	1	GOBLE, DALE		33004	BIRDING HOT LINE	LATAH
GYRFALCON	Nov 30, 1994	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	1 MALE FIRST YEAR	JURCEVICH, RON		33002	REPORT FROM RON JURCEVICH, FALCONER	KOOTENAI
GYRFALCON	Dec 07, 1994	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	1 IMMATURE MALE	JURCEVICH, RON		33002	REPORT FROM RON JURCEVICH, FALCONER	KOOTENAI
GYRFALCON	Dec 17, 1994	CBC IDAHO FALLS	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC IDAHO FALLS	33021	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BONNEVILLE
GYRFALCON	Jan 04, 1996	CBC SUN VALLEY	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SUN VALLEY	33019	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Feb 01, 1996	MOSCOW AREA	1	SVINGEN, DAN		33004	RARE BIRD ALERT	LATAH
GYRFALCON	Feb 01, 1996	MOSCOW	1	SVINGEN, DAN		33004	RARE BIRD ALERT	LATAH
GYRFALCON	Apr 20, 1996	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	1	DE LUCA, PAUL		33002	AUDUBON FIELD NOTES 50(3):306	KOOTENAI
GYRFALCON	Nov 25, 1996	HOWE	1	TROST, CHARLES		33020	AUDUBON FIELD NOTES 51(1):88	BUTTE
GYRFALCON	Dec 01, 1996	GANNETT	1	BARNES, LARRY		33019		BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Jan 03, 1997	CBC SUN VALLEY	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SUN VALLEY	33019	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Jan 18, 1997	GANNET-HAYSPUR AREA	1	TAYLOR, DANIEL		33019	RARE BIRD REPORT 2021-B-35	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Feb 02, 1997	SHOSHONE	1	JOHNSON, DICK		33025	JOHNSON, DICK	LINCOLN
GYRFALCON	Mar 14, 1997	GANNET, 1 MILE SOUTH OF	1	STOECKER, DON		33019	REPORT FROM DON STOECKER	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Oct 01, 1997	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	1	JURCEVICH, RON		33002	REPORT FROM RON JURCEVICH, FALCONER	KOOTENAI
GYRFALCON	Dec 01, 1997	GANNETT	1	TROCHLELL, DAVID		33019	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(2):228	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Jan 05, 1998	BIRCH CREEK VALLEY	1	TROST, CHARLES		33015	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(2):228	CLARK
GYRFALCON	Mar 18, 1998	MUD LAKE	1	STRUTHERS, KIT		33021	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(3):360	JEFFERSON
GYRFALCON	Mar 29, 1998	GANNETT	1	WRIGHT-PULLIAM, POO		33019	AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION FIELD NOTES 52(3):360	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Jan 14, 2000	RATHDRUM PRAIRIE	1	LINDSAY, STEPHEN		33002	INLAND-NW-BIRDERS	KOOTENAI
GYRFALCON	Dec 16, 2000	CBC SALMON	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SALMON	33010		LEMHI
GYRFALCON	Dec 23, 2000	CBC SUN VALLEY	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SUN VALLEY	33019	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BLAINE
GYRFALCON	Nov 17, 2001	LEMHI	1	KALTENECKER, GREG		33014		LEMHI