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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
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Apr 16, 1958	INDIAN VALLEY	1	NEWHOUSE, VERNE		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 28, 1959	CBC MOSCOW	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 01, 1963	HARRIS CREEK	3 PAIR	DEAN, JOHN		33017	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	BOISE
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
SPOTTED TOWHEE	May 07, 1967	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 14, 1967	KILLARNEY LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 25, 1967	CBC BOISE	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 25, 1967	CBC NAMPA	5	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Apr 03, 1968	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 01, 1968	BBS NEZPERCE	6		BBS NEZ PERCE	33005	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	IDAHO
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 25, 1968	CBC BOISE	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
SPOTTED TOWHEE	May 10, 1969	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 01, 1969	BBS NEZPERCE	5		BBS NEZ PERCE	33005	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	IDAHO
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Sep 14, 1970	RIMROCK AREA	1	MANNING, MARY		33002	REPORT FROM MARY MANNING	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 25, 1970	CBC POCATELLO	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC POCATELLO	33027		BANNOCK
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 25, 1970	CBC NAMPA	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Dec 27, 1970	CBC BOISE	1	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Apr 01, 1971	MOSCOW	MORE THAN 1	FISKE, JOHN		33004	PRAIRIE OWL DEC 1980	LATAH
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER, MIDDLE FORK	NUMEROUS	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33009		LEMHI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 01, 1971	BBS GIFFORD	7		BBS GIFFORD	33004	BREEDING BIRD SURVEY	NEZ PERCE
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Jun 01, 1971	SALMON RIVER, MIDDLE FORK	NUMEROUS	ROBERTS, HADLEY		33010		LEMHI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Mar 18, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Mar 21, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Mar 25, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	2	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
SPOTTED TOWHEE	Mar 27, 1972	FERNAN LAKE	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI