Emperor Goose - (Chen canagica)

1. 10 November 2000 (sighted), 11 November 2000 (collected on display at private hunting club on an Eagle Island Farm - Eagle Island. 6.4 km southwest of Eagle, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Andrew Engilis, Jr. and Charles M. Lobdell (collected)
   Rare Bird Report #: 6-A-00
   Voting: 6-0

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Cackling Goose - (Branta hutchinsii)

1. 25 December 1954 - (2) - CBC Nampa, Canyon, Latilong 17 - Birdsource 55th CBC (1954-955)
2. November 1979 - (2) - Minidoka NWR, Cassia County, Latilong 26, Steve Bouffard
   Rare Bird Report #: 11-A-06
3. 10-29 October 2004 - (minima) Ann Morison Park, Boise, Ada County, n Latilong 17 - Harry Krueger -Photo by H. Krueger (on IdahoBirds.net photo gallery) - NAB59(1):112
   Rare Bird Report #: 1-A-04
4. 16 October - 7 November 2004 - (2) - Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 - Terry Gray - Photo by T. Gray (on IdahoBirds.net photo gallery)
   Rare Bird Report #: 1-B-04
   Voting: 7-0
5. 25 November 2004 - (1-3) - Lake Lowell, Canyon County, Latilong 17 - Harry Krueger - IBLE
6. 26 November 2004 - (hutchinsii) Ann Morison Park, Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Harry Krueger - NAB59(1):112
7. 1 December 2004- January 26 - (up to 6 ) Ann Morrison Park, Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Harry Krueger Dec. 30 IBLE "Richardson's Race) , NAB59(4):627
8. 24 December 2004 - Independence Point, Kootenai Couty, Latilong 2 - Gina Sheridan, Garrett MacDonald, Larry and Matthew Mosquik, Bill Gundlach - Inland-nw-birders - possible photo - request sent for more information on 12 May 2006 -NAB59(4):627
   Rare Bird Report #: 11-B-04
9. 28 December 2004 - American Falls Reservoir (on the main pond near the island at Springfield, Bingham County, Latilong 21 - Charles Trost - IBLE, NAB59(4):627
10. 5 Febrary 2005 - Custer County, Latilong 13 - Dave and Elise Faike NAB59(4):627
11. 5 February 2005 - Lane Marsh, Kootenai County, Latilong 2 - Bill Gundlach - NAB59(4):62
    Rare Bird Report #: 1-B-05
    Voting: 7-0
12. 19 March 2005 - Fremont County,Latilong 16 - Cliff Weisse - NAB59(4):628
13. 15 April 2005 - Latah County, Latilong 4 - Terry Gray - NAB59(4):628
    Rare Bird Report #: 42-B-06
14. 30 April 2005 - Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Latilong 21 - James Cleaver
    Rare Bird Report #: 2-B-05
15. 4 November 2005 - Ann Morison Park, Boise, Ada County - Jay Carlisle - IBLE and NAB60(1):103
    Rare Bird Report #: 14-B-07
16. 11 December 2005 - Ann Morison Park, Boise, Ada County - Jay Carlisle - IBLE and NAB60(1):103
    Rare Bird Report #: 15-B-07
17. 7 January 2006 - Sewage Pond for Hidden Valley Trailer Park, south of Moscow, Latah, Latilong 4 - Kas Dumroiese - Inland-nw-birders
18. 16 January 2006 - Spokane River, Coeur d' Alene, Latilong 2 -photo on Charles Swift Photo blog - sent for information 15 May 2006
19. 9 March 2006 - Genesee Sewage Ponds, Latah, Latilong 4 - Terry Gray - Inland-nw-Birders
    Rare Bird Report #: 41-B-06
20. 5 November 2006 - Ann Morison Park, Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Jay Carlisle -IBLE
21. 10 November 2006 - 1 - Island Park, Fremont County, Latilong 16 - Cliff Weisse
    Rare Bird Report #: 65-B-06
22. 5 November 2006 - (hutchinsii' ) - Ann Morrison Park, Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Jay Carlisle, IBLE
    Rare Bird Report #: 67-B-06 - Several photos
23. 8 December 2006 - Ann Morrison Park, Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Jay Carlisle
    Rare Bird Report #: 3-B-07 24
24. 16 December 2006 - Julie Davis Park, Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Jay Carlisle
    Rare Bird Report #: 4-B-07 25
25. 23 December 2006 - C.J. Striker Reservoir, Owyhee Latilong 24 - Jay Carlisle
    Rare Bird Report #: 5-B-07 26
26. 18 February 2007 - Bruneau Duck Pond, Owhyee County, Latilong 24 - Cliff Weisse
    Rare Bird Report #: 21-B-07 27
27. 9 March 2007 - Sagle Memorial Park , Owhyee County, Latilong 24 - Cliff Weisse
    Rare Bird Report #: 28-B-07

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Brant - (Branta bernicla)

1. 28-29 March 1899 - (nigricas) - Rathdrum, Kootenai County, Latilong 2 - 1899 Danby (In Litt.) - Birds of Idaho
2. 21 March - 7 May 1919 - (nigricas) - Rupert, Minidoka County, Latilong 26 - William Davis - Birds of Idaho
3. 27 October 1919 - (nigricas) - Rupert, Minidoka County, Latilong 26 - William Davis - Birds of Idaho
4. 13 October 1920 - (nigricas) - Rupert, Minidoka County, Latilong 26 - William Davis - Birds of Idaho
5. 7 November 1947 - (1 shot bernicla hrota) - mouth of Clark Fork River, Bonner County, Latilong 1 - Jewett (1948) specimen identified by Alden H. Miller at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Berkeley, CA
6. 14 November 1979 - (3) - Dog Beach, Pend Oreille Lake, Bonner County, Latilong 1 - Ward Tollbom - no documentation
7. 1 July 1980 - October 1984 - Challis, Custer County, Latilong 13 - Hadley Roberts - (documentation requested) April 1982 - (1) - Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 - AB36(5):875
8. 26 January - 5 March 1994- (1) - Snake River, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 - Jim Acton, Warren Hall, Carole Vande Vorde, Dave Holick - AFN48(2):228 and AFN48(3):320 and Birding HotLine - Kas Dumroese, Dale Goble (notes say well documented but the committee has no documentation)
9. 15 November 1997 - 28 January 1998 - Boise, Ada County, Latilong 17 - Don Morgan, John Gatchet (photo), Dan Svingen, Dan Taylor, Dave Trochlell - AFN52(1):93, CBC Boise, NAB52(2):228
   Rare Bird Report #: 10-B-97
   Voting: 7-0
10. 30 June 1998 - McArther Lake WMA, Boundary County, Latilong 1 - Pat Cole
    Rare Bird Report #: 17-B-98
    Voting: 5-2 (1st round); 7-0 (2nd round)
11. 24 September - 13 October 2000 - (2) - Bruneau Dunes SP, Owyhee County, Latilong 24 - Laurie Goodrich and many observers - NAB55(1):75; photo by Dick Anderson 2 October 2000
    Rare Bird Report #: 4-B-01
12. 9 January 2005 - Ann Morrison Park, Boise, Ada County, latilong 17 - Colleen Sweeney - IBLE
13. 15 March 2007 - Camas NWR - Bill Schiess Photo
    Rare Bird Report #: 24-B-07

American Black Duck - (Anas rubripes)

1. 1. approx. 1960 - Camas NWR, Jefferson County, Latilong 21 - Kenneth A. Mackenzie (district conservation officer of the Idaho Fish and Game
   Rare Bird Report #: 3-B-89
   Voting: 0-7
2. 24 October 1971 - (1) - Camas NWR, Jefferson County - Clifford Himmel - AB26(1):96
3. approx. 1972 Market Lake, Jefferson County, Latilong 21 - Kenneth A. Mackenzie (district Conservation Officer of the Idaho Fish and Game
   Rare Bird Report #: 4-B-89
   Voting: 0-7
4. 7 February 1980- (1) - Pocatello (Trout Farm), Bannock County, Latilont 27 - Charles Trost and Cheryl Webb - AB34(3):292
   Rare Bird Report #: 1-A-85
   Voting: 5-1
5. 9 November 1986 - (1 pair) - Rexburg, Madison County, Latilong 22 - Donnell Hunter, Idaho Fish and Game - AB41(1):120
6. 13 April 1994 - Burley, Cassia County, Latilong 26 - Charles Trost
   Rare Bird Report #: 4-B-94
   Voting: 7-0
7. 27 March 1999 - 4 April 1999 - (1) - Mann Lake, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 - Kas Dumroese (and others) - NAB 53(3)304
   Rare Bird Report #: 1-B-99
   Voting: 7-0
8. 13 November 2000 - (1) - Mann Lake, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 - Joe Lipar - NAB55(1):75
9. 8 December 2000 - still present - Mann Lake, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 - Brian Jamison - Rare Bird Alert 8 Dec. 2000
10. 7-9 May 2005 - Meadows Creek Development, Garden City, Ada, County, Latilong 17 - Lee Sopwith
    Rare Bird Report #: 14-B-05
    Voting: 1-6 (1st round); 0-7 (2nd round)

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Garganey - (Anas querquedula)

1. 20 April - 3 May 1990 - Snake River near Hamett, Elmore County, Latilong 24 - Scott Grothe; Dan Taylor AB:44(3):466
   Rare Bird Report #: 2-A-90
   Voting: 6-0
2. 14-18 May 1992 - McArthur Lake Wildlife Management area, Boundary County, Latilong 1 - Pat Cole, Winifred Hepburn, Carole Vande Vorde
   Rare Bird Report #: 7-B-92
   Voting: 6-1 (1st round): 7-0 (2nd round)

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"Eurasian" Green-winged Teal - (Anas crecca crecca)

1. December 2003 - 22 January 2004 - Bottle Bay, Pend Oreille Lake, Bonner County, Latilon 1 - Earl Chapin & Steve Lindsay - (Chapin noted horizontal wing stripe instead of vertical side stripe)
   Rare Bird Report #: 3-A-06
   Voting: 7-0
2. 1 April 2004 - Hayden Loop Road, Cataldo area, Kootenai County, Latilong 2 - Lisa Hardy - NAB58(3):403 - (possibly the same bird that was at Bottle Bay)

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Tufted Duck - (Aythya fuligula)

1. 21 December 1996 - 12 January 1997 - Hagerman State Fish Hatchery, Gooding County - AFN51(4):558 97th CB (1996-1997); Dan Morgan, Charles Trost and Dan Svingen
   Rare Bird Report #: 5-A-96
   Voting: 6-0
2. 19 August 2002 - Mica Bay, Coeur d'Alene Lake, Kootenai County - Del Cameron
   Rare Bird Report #: 4-B-02
   Voting: 1-6 (1st round); 0-7 (2nd round)
3. 20-29 March 2003 - Mission Flats, west of Cataldo, Kootenai County - Lisa Hardy; Wayne Tree photographed
   Rare Bird Report #: 2-B-03
   Voting: 7-0
4. 9-14 March 2004 - Mission Flats, west of Cataldo (same flooded fields as last year) - Lisa Hardy - published in "The Fish Hawk Herald" April 2004, Cliff Weisse
   Rare Bird Report #: 4-B-04
   Voting: 7-0

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Black Scoter - (Melanitta nigra)

1. 15 October 1993 - Sandpoint City Beach, Bonner County - Earl Chapin - AFN48(1):130
   Rare Bird Report #: 7-A-93
   Voting: 6-0
2. 4-6 November 1996 - American Falls Reservoir, Power County - Charles Trost, Jim Paruk, Dan Taylor and Raymond Clark - AFN51(1):88
   Rare Bird Report # 7-B-96
   Voting: 7-0
3. 29 November - 8 December 1997 - American Falls Reservoir, Power County - Todd Garlie, Marty Collar, Dan & Isa Svingen, Chuck Trost, many observers - NAB52(1):94
   Rare Bird Report #: 11-B-97
   Voting: 7-0
4. 16-24 November 1998 - American Falls Reservoir, Power County - Marty Collar and many observers - NAB53(1)79
5. 5-11 November 1999- American Falls Reservoir, Power County - Charles Trost and many observers - NAB54(1)77
6. 22 November - 1 December 2001 - Idaho Falls, Bonneville County - Dave Trochlell, Russ Manwaring, many observers - NAB56(1):75; NAB 56(2):197
7. 17-20 November 2006 - (1-2) - Cascade Reservoir, Valley County, Latilong 11 - Spencer Walters, Jay Carlisle and on the 20th by John Jann and Mike Vandyk - IBLE
   Rare Bird Report #: 70-B-06
   Voting: 7-0

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Species Not Currently on State List;
Not accepted by Committee, or votes may be pending

Mute Swan - (Cygnus olor)
[This species is not on the official Idaho Checklist. At this time, Mute Swan is considered being either an escaped or released bird in Idaho. Pam Paterson (Idaho Fish and Game biologist), reported on (17 September 2000, that as many as 4 juvenile Mute Swans were present around Clear Lake, Gooding County. Pam also comments, "I am seeing more or these birds at many places. They have established a nesting territory in the Snake River just upstream of Gridley Bridge." ]

1. 16 December 1995 - (2) - CBC Hagerman Valley, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - AFN50(4):770 96th CBC (1995-1996)
2. 21 December 1996 - (2) - CBC Hagerman Valley, Gooding County, Latilong 25- AFN5194):558 97TH CBC (1996-1997)
3. 30 December 1998 - CBC Rexburg, Madison County, Latilong 22 - AB 99th CBC (1998-1999)
4. 30 December 1998 - 2 January 1999 (2 adults, 2 cygnets) - Teton River, Teton County, Latilong 22 - Debra Patla; AB 99TH CBC (1998-1999)
   Rare Bird Report #: 5-A-98
   Voting: 1-5
5. 18-20 March 2000 - Camas NWR, Jefferson County, Latilong 21 - David and Elise Faike - NAB54(3):304
6. 17 September 2000 - (many) - Clear Lake, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - reported by Kent Fothergill
   Rare Bird Report #: 14-B-00
7. 30 December 2000 - (2) CBC Hagerman Valley, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - AB 101st CBC (2000-2001)
8. 5 January 2002 - CBC Teton Valley, Teton County, Latilong 22 - Birdsource 102nd CBC (2001-2002
9. 9 January 2002 - Hagerman Valley, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - Kent Fothergill - Latilong Status Change Report
10. 9 December 2002 - 14 February 2003 - Clear Lake, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - Kent Fothergill - Latilong Status Change Report
11. 14 December 2002 - 16 February 2003 - Hagerman WMA, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - Birdsource 103rd CBC; Kent Fothergill - Latilong Status Change Report
12. 24 December 2002 - 17 February 2003 - Hagerman Valley, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - Kent Fothergill - Latilong Status Change Report
13. 4 December 2004 - 2 adults, 2 1st winter juveniles) - Riley Creek Pond, Hagerman WMA, Gooding County, Latilong 25 - Harry Krueger - thought to be breeding at this location -IBLE

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Whooper Swan - (Cygnus cygnus)
[Not on official state list yet (pending action by IBRC)]

1. 12 December 2005 - Hagerman Area, Gooding County - Zeke Watkins; Kathleen Cameron (photos)
   Rare Bird Report #: 1-A-05

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Barnacle Goose - (Branta leucopsis)
[This species is not on the official Idaho Checklist, as questions of origin abound for these geese observed outside the Northeastern USA. Indeed, there are no accepted records of this species in this part of the country. Barnacle Geese sighted in Idaho are best treated as escaped birds until compelling evidence suggests otherwise.]

1. October 2003 - Mann Lake, Nez Perce County - Keith Carlson - Photo by K. Carlson (on IdahoBirds.net photo gallery)

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Ruddy Shelduck - (Tadorna ferruginea)
[This species is not on the official bird checklist for North America, not to mention Idaho. This duck is commonly kept in captivity and esapees abound. At this time, this species is considered being either an escaped or released bird in Idaho.]

1. 1993 (report date)
   Rare Bird Report #: 8-A-93
   Voting: 0-6

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