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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
BALD EAGLE	Jan 01, 1971	PRIEST LAKE	SEVERAL			33001	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	BONNER
BALD EAGLE	Jan 02, 1971	PEND OREILLE LAKE	50 AND 2 IMMATURE	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT		33001	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	BONNER
BALD EAGLE	Jan 02, 1971	HARRISON	1 IMMATURE			33002	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Jun 01, 1971	SALMON	MORE THAN 1	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 01, 1971	SALMON	MANY	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER, SHOUP	NUMEROUS	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER, SHOUP	NUMEROUS	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	LEMHI
BALD EAGLE	Dec 01, 1971	PAHSIMEROI RIVER	MANY	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33013	REPORT FROM HADLEY ROBERTS, U.S. FOREST SERVICE	CUSTER
BALD EAGLE	Dec 18, 1971	CBC NAMPA	10	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
BALD EAGLE	Dec 19, 1971	CBC BOISE	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
BALD EAGLE	Jan 01, 1972	CBC RUPERT	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC RUPERT	33026	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	MINIDOKA
BALD EAGLE	Jan 02, 1972	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	BANNOCK
BALD EAGLE	Jan 06, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	7			33002	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Jan 06, 1972	SAINT MARIES	1			33002	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	BENEWAH
BALD EAGLE	Jan 06, 1972	WINDY BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	3 AND 4 IMMATURE			33002	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Jan 06, 1972	HARRISON	1 AND 1 IMMATURE			33002	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Jan 10, 1972	PEND OREILLE RIVER AND LAKE	67	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT		33001	MIDWINTER BALD EAGLE SURVEY	BONNER
BALD EAGLE	Jan 16, 1972	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	25-30	SPOKANE AUDUBON		33002	REPORT FROM TOM ROGERS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Mar 04, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Mar 13, 1972	THOMPSON LAKE	2	BRUNNER, AL		33002	REPORT FROM AL BRUNNER, IDAHO FISH AND GAME	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Mar 25, 1972	COUGAR BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Aug 08, 1972	MINIDOKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	25	HILL, JOHN		33026	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(1):92	CASSIA
BALD EAGLE	Nov 01, 1972	COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	200	IDAHO FISH AND GAME		33002	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(1):86	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Nov 05, 1972	WOLF LODGE BAY, COEUR D'ALENE LAKE	1 IMMATURE	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
BALD EAGLE	Nov 30, 1972	CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	25			33021	AMERICAN BIRDS 27(1):92	JEFFERSON