THE STURTS IDAHO BIRD RECORDS DATABASE
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 |
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| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | MORE THAN 1 | NAPIER, LARRY | 33001 | REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | MANN LAKE | 1 | CANYON BIRDERS | 33004 | BIRD NOTES AUG 1990 | NEZ PERCE | ||
| BLACK TERN | BBS NAPLES | 10 | BBS NAPLES | 33001 | BREEDING BIRD SURVEY | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | MORE THAN 1 | NAPIER, LARRY | 33001 | REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 60 | REYNOLDS, JIMMIE | 33001 | AMERICAN BIRDS 45(5):1140 | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA | 1 | VANDE VOORDE, CAROLE | 33001 | REPORT FROM CAROLE VANDE VOORDE | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 25-30 | REYNOLDS, JIMMIE | 33001 | REPORT FROM KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | MCARTHUR LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA | 10 | COLE, PAT | 33001 | BOUNDARY | |||
| BLACK TERN | THOMPSON LAKE | SEVERAL AT END OF PERIOD | SVINGEN, DAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | ELK CITY | 1 | WIEBUSH, MINDY | 33008 | STATUS CHANGE | IDAHO | ||
| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | MORE THAN 1 | REYNOLDS, JIMMIE | 33001 | REPORT FROM JIMMIE REYNOLDS | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | THOMPSON LAKE | SEVERAL THROUGHOUT PERIOD | SVINGEN, DAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM DAN SVINGEN, U.S. FOREST SERVICE | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | KOOTENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | UP TO 60 | REYNOLDS, JIMMIE | 33001 | REPORT FROM JIMMIE REYNOLDS | BOUNDARY | ||
| BLACK TERN | LEWISTON | MORE THAN 1 | BURLEIGH, THOMAS | 33004 | BIRDS OF IDAHO | NEZ PERCE | ||
| BLACK TERN | THOMPSON LAKE | MORE THAN 1 | NIGH, JOHN | 33002 | REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | KILLARNEY LAKE | 4 | WELLER, SUSAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | DEER FLAT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SNAKE RIV | MORE THAN 100 | TROST, CHARLES | 33011 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | WASHINGTON | ||
| BLACK TERN | GRAYS LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 8-12 NESTS | TROST, CHARLES | 33022 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | BONNEVILLE | ||
| BLACK TERN | MISSION FLATS | 10 | WELLER, SUSAN | 33002 | REPORT FROM SUSAN WELLER | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | THOMPSON LAKE | 1 OR MORE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD | NIGH, JOHN | 33002 | REPORT FROM JOHN NIGH, IDAHO FISH AND GAME | KOOTENAI | ||
| BLACK TERN | OXFORD SLOUGH WILDLIFE PRESERVE AREA | 7-10 NESTS | TROST, CHARLES | 33028 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | FRANKLIN | ||
| BLACK TERN | MARKET LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA | 8-12 NESTS | TROST, CHARLES | 33021 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | JEFFERSON | ||
| BLACK TERN | BEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE | 1-60 OR MORE | TROST, CHARLES | 33028 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | BEAR LAKE | ||
| BLACK TERN | AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR | 50 OR MORE, 4-5 NESTS AND 3 YOUNG | TROST, CHARLES | 33025 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | ONEIDA | ||
| BLACK TERN | CAREY LAKE | POSSIBLY 5-10 NESTS | TROST, CHARLES | 33020 | COLONIAL NESTING BIRDS OF IDAHO, 1993 | BLAINE |