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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
HERRING GULL	Dec 31, 1995	AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	MORE THAN 1	TROST, CHARLES		33025	REPORT FROM CHARLES TROST	ONEIDA
HERRING GULL	Jan 13, 1996	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	75 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Feb 03, 1996	FIGHTING CREEK LANDFILL	MORE THAN 100	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Feb 24, 1996	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	6 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Mar 16, 1996	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	THE FISH HAWK HERALD APR 1996	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Mar 23, 1996	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	4	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	THE FISH HAWK HERALD APR 1996	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Apr 13, 1996	MICA BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	May 12, 1996	KOOTENAI AND BENEWAH COUNTIES	MORE THAN 1	COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON		33001	REPORT FROM STEVE LINDSAY	BONNER
HERRING GULL	Sep 07, 1996	SANDPOINT	12	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNER
HERRING GULL	Oct 27, 1996	SANDPOINT	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BONNER
HERRING GULL	Dec 01, 1996	COEUR D'ALENE	6-50 OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD			33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Dec 08, 1996	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	MORE THAN 10	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Dec 08, 1996	SPOKANE RIVER	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Dec 23, 1996	CBC COEUR D'ALENE	14	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC COEUR D'ALENE	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Jan 04, 1997	CBC SPIRIT LAKE	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC SPIRIT LAKE	33002	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Jan 16, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE CITY BEACH	MORE THAN 1	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Jan 19, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	MORE THAN 10	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Feb 03, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE CITY BEACH	3 IMMATURE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Mar 06, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	30 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Mar 16, 1997	MISSION FLATS	2 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Oct 18, 1997	HARLOW POINT, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Oct 18, 1997	THOMPSON LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Oct 18, 1997	CARLIN BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
HERRING GULL	Nov 23, 1997	SANDPOINT	MORE THAN 1	LANGLITZ, CINDY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33001	REPORT FROM CINDY LANGLITZ	BONNER
HERRING GULL	Dec 07, 1997	COEUR D'ALENE LANDFILL	30 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY	FIELD TRIP, COEUR D'ALENE AUDUBON	33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI