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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
AMERICAN COOT	Jan 23, 1988	OROFINO	1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33004	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	CLEARWATER
AMERICAN COOT	Feb 12, 1988	PONDERAY	6	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	REPORT FROM ROGER BURWELL	BONNER
AMERICAN COOT	Feb 18, 1988	FORT BOISE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33017	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	CANYON
AMERICAN COOT	Mar 01, 1988	MEDICINE LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Mar 10, 1988	KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	MORE THAN 1	NAPIER, LARRY		33001	REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 01, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 08, 1988	MANN LAKE	1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33004	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	NEZ PERCE
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 09, 1988	WAHA LAKE	1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE		33004	REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	NEZ PERCE
AMERICAN COOT	Apr 30, 1988	NEZ PERCE COUNTY	1	VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE			REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE	NEZ PERCE
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1988	BBS IRON SPRINGS	15	HAGGAS, LUCINDA	BBS IRON SPRINGS	33014	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CUSTER
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1988	BBS BLACKFT RES	18	TROST, CHARLES	BBS BLACKFT RES	33028	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	CARIBOU
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1988	BBS SPRINGFIELD	25	TROST, CHARLES	BBS SPRINGFIELD	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BINGHAM
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1988	BBS PASADENA VAL	1	SWEENEY, COLLEEN	BBS PASADENA VAL	33024	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	ELMORE
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 01, 1988	BBS MUD LAKE	4	HUNTER, DONALD	BBS MUD LAKE	33021	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	JEFFERSON
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 12, 1988	BBS NAPLES	2		BBS NAPLES	33001	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Jun 12, 1988	BBS MIVODEN	6	STURTS, SHIRLEY	BBS MIVODEN	33002	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Jul 04, 1988	MANN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33004	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	NEZ PERCE
AMERICAN COOT	Aug 17, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	MORE THAN 1	NIGH, JOHN		33002	REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Aug 27, 1988	THOMPSON LAKE	20	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Aug 27, 1988	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER, MOUTH	46	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Aug 27, 1988	HARLOW POINT, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	46	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 01, 1988	PONDERAY	SEVERAL	BURWELL, ROGER		33001	REPORT FROM ROGER BURWELL	BONNER
AMERICAN COOT	Sep 18, 1988	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	160 OR MORE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33001	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BOUNDARY
AMERICAN COOT	Oct 23, 1988	MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 100	MCNEEL, JACK		33001	REPORT FROM JACK MCNEEL, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	BOUNDARY