Stercorarius parasiticus
Statewide Status: S:16  IBRC Review Species
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All Reports (Review Species Only):

1. 23 September 1936 – Saint Maries, Benewah County, Latilong 2 – R.L.Hand – Birds of Idaho
2. 22 December 1980 – Howard Gulch, 6.4 KM nw of the mouth of the Clearwater and Potlatch Rivers, Nez Perce County, Latilong 4 – Glen Mendel – Murrelet 62(26-7
3. September 1983 – (1 Immature) Springfield, Bingham County, Latilong 21 – Charles Trost, Dan Taylor – AB 38(2):226 and AB39:81 – stayed 1-2 weeks
4. χ17 September 1983 – 1 or 2 – American Falls Reservoir on the vast mudflat on the north side of the Snake River, Bingham County, Latilong 21 – Daniel Taylor, also Charles Trost and over several days by several others
   Rare Bird Report #:44-B-2021
   Voting: 0-7
5. χ15 September 1984 – Springfield Bottoms, Bingham County, Latilong 21 Charles Trost, John Shipley – AB39(1):81
   Rare Bird Report #:2-B-84
   Voting: 4-3, 2-5
6. χ22 September 1985 – Sandpoint, Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Paul Sieracki – AB40(1):143
   Rare Bird Report #:3-B-85
   Voting: 4-3, 1-6
7. September 1987 – (2 observations ) American Falls Reservoir, Power County?, Latilong 27 – Charles Trost, Dan Stephens, Bryan Jamison – AB42(1):106
8. χ2 and 14 November 1989 – Sandpoint, Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Barry Kendall
   Rare Bird Report #:8-B-90
   Voting: 0-7
9. »25 August 1990 – American Falls Reservoir, Power County?, Latilong 27 – Charles Trost – AB45(1):130
   Rare Bird Report #:4-B-90 (report missing)
10. 18 September 1990 – Pend Oreille Lake, Bonner County, Latilong 1 – Noel Clark – AB45(1):130
11. »3-11 September 1994 – Deer Flat NWR, Canyon County, Latilong 17 – John Gatchet, Evelyn Hainey and Dave Lawrence – AB49(1):72
    Rare Bird Report #:7-B-94 (report missing)
12. 15 September 1997 – Deer Flat NWR, Canyon County, Latilong 17 – John Gatchet – AFN52(1)1998 – in close association with Pomarine Jaeger
13. 3 October 1998 – American Falls Reservoir, Power County?, Latilong 27 – David Trochlell, Marty Collar, Jim Paruk – NAB53(1)79
14. 30 August-24 October 2001 (2) – American Falls Reservoir, Power County?, Latilong 27 – Charles Trost – NAB56 (1):75
15. 15-16 October 2001 – (1 adult – sick) – Coeur d’Alene City Beach, Kootenai County, Latilong 2 – Lynn Sheridan (1st observer), Shirley Sturts, Bill Gundlach, Kris Buchler, Steve Lindsay DVM examined the bird and found it to be starving – it died
16. 23 August 2002 – (2) -American Falls Reservoir, Power County? Latilong 27 – Chuck Trost – NAB57(1):88
17. ♦4 September 2004 – Island Park Reservoir, Fremont County, Latilong 16 – Cliff and Lisa Weisse – Status Change Report
    Rare Bird Report #:53-B-06
    Voting: 7-0
18. χ4 July – Coeur d’Alene Lake between Mica and Carlin Bay, Kootenai County, Latilong 2 – Dan Audet – Rare Bird Alert 20 July 2006
    Rare Bird Report #:47-B-06
    Voting: 5-2, 4-3, 2-5
19. ♦4 October 2008 – American Falls Reservoir, Power County, Latilong 27 – Scott Barnes, Linda Mack
    Rare Bird Report #:43-B-08
    Voting: 7-0
20. ♦7 September 2010  Island Park Reservoir, Fremont County, Latilong 16 – Cliff and Lisa Weisse
    Rare Bird Report #:70-B-10
    Voting: 7-0
21. χ25 October 2015 -1  -C.J.  Strike  Reservoir, Elmore  County, Latilong 24 – Stoddard and Ellen Davenort – IBLE
    Rare Bird Report #:58-B-2015
    Voting: 1-6, 1-6  
    
22. χ20 September 2018 -1 – C. J. Strike Reservoir, Elmore County, Latilong 24 – Jon Curd – eBird
    Rare Bird Report #:34-B-2018
    Voting: 4-3, 2-5
23. ♦25 September – 5 October – 1-2 – American Falls reservoir, Power County, Latilong 27 – David Irons and Shawneen Finnegan (1 on Sept. 25) – Austin Young+ (2) and Cheryl Huizinga (1) (on Oct 3-3 other eBird checklists (Oct 4-5) – IBLE and eBird
    Rare Bird Report #:41-B-2018
    Voting: 7-0
24. »September 12, 2021 – 1 – Lake Walcott State Park, Minidoka County, Latilong 26 – Peter Olsoy also Katie Sorenson – photo, video
    Rare Bird Report #:4-B-2022
25. »2 October 2022 -1- Wilson Lake Reservoir, Jerome County, Latilong 25 – Heidi Ware Carlisle, also Jay and Felix Carlisle, found by Pat Weber – photos
    Rare Bird Report #:49-B-2022