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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
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Mar 24, 1952	WEIPPE	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33005	BIRDS OF IDAHO	CLEARWATER
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 25, 1952	SALMON	SINGING IN SUMMER	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33010	BIRDS OF IDAHO	LEMHI
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Oct 09, 1952	HAUSER	MORE THAN 1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33002	BIRDS OF IDAHO	KOOTENAI
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 28, 1952	CBC MOSCOW	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC MOSCOW	33004	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	LATAH
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1953	CBC NAMPA	2	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Apr 27, 1954	MONTPELIER	1	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33028	BIRDS OF IDAHO	BEAR LAKE
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1954	CBC NAMPA	9	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 21, 1955	NEW MEADOWS AREA	1 FEMALE, NEST AND 1 EGG	BURLEIGH, THOMAS		33011	BIRDS OF IDAHO	ADAMS
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1955	CBC NAMPA	42	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1956	CBC NAMPA	76	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1957	CBC NAMPA	102	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1958	CBC NAMPA	141	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1959	CBC NAMPA	54	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jan 23, 1960	POCATELLO	MALE		TEBIWA, JOURNAL, IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY	33027	TEBIWA (1997) 26(2), 255-287, #1724	BANNOCK
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1960	CBC NAMPA	106	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jun 01, 1961	CAMAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE	COMMON	ORING, LEWIS		33021	BIRDS OF IDAHO	JEFFERSON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1961	CBC NAMPA	227	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1962	CBC NAMPA	79	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jan 25, 1963	CBC NAMPA	110	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	May 01, 1964	FERNAN CREEK	1	STURTS, SHIRLEY		33002	FIELD NOTES SHIRLEY STURTS	KOOTENAI
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1964	CBC NAMPA	700	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1965	CBC NAMPA	320	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1966	CBC BOISE	24	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC BOISE	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	ADA
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Dec 25, 1966	CBC NAMPA	880	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CBC NAMPA	33017	CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT	CANYON
WESTERN MEADOWLARK	Jan 20, 1967	HARRISON FLATS	1 PAIR	HEIKKILA, DON		33002	REPORT FROM DON HEIKKILA	KOOTENAI