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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
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Feb 18, 1939	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1493	BANNOCK
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 29, 1946	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	19	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	POWER
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 01, 1947	NEZ PERCE COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	NEZ PERCE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 01, 1947	LATAH COUNTY	COMMON	BURLEIGH, THOMAS			BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Mar 01, 1948	MOSCOW	1ST	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1949	CAREY LAKE	YOUNG	LEVY, SEYMOUR		33020	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BLAINE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 01, 1949	GRAYS LAKE	UNCOMMON			33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 13, 1950	GRAYS LAKE	MORE THAN 1			33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jul 01, 1950	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	OCCASIONAL			33026	CHECKLIST 1950	CASSIA
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 13, 1951	GRAYS LAKE	UNCOMMON			33022	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BONNEVILLE
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1953	CBC NAMPA	118	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Nov 01, 1954	MIDDLETON	A PAIR	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 26, 1955	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	MORE THAN 1	IDAHO FISH AND GAME		33002	DATA, COMPILED, SPR 1955, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 27, 1955	COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA	5	IDAHO FISH AND GAME		33002	DATA, COMPILED, SPR 1955, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1956	CBC NAMPA	8000	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1957	CBC NAMPA	95	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Apr 01, 1958	BEN ROSS RESERVOIR	4	NEWHOUSE, VERNE		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jun 19, 1958	MOSCOW	12	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33004	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LATAH
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	236	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	500	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	505	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	333	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	2000	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Jan 25, 1963	CBC NAMPA	500	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
NORTHERN SHOVELER	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	2000	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON