A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho

A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho by M. Dale Arvey is a pioneering, carefully compiled inventory that captures Idaho’s avifauna as understood in the 1940s. Drawing on nearly six years of personal field work (1938–1944) and the scattered published records then available, Arvey’s non-fiction ornithological checklist documents species and subspecies occurrence, relative commonness, and specific localities across the state. The work uses the American Ornithologists’ Union nomenclature of its day and provides at least one dated reference for each entry, offering readers transparent sourcing and a clear snapshot of historical bird distribution. Rather than resolving taxonomic debates, the checklist aims to be a practical, expandable state list—an invitation to future observers to add corrections and new records. Part natural history record, part historical baseline, this audiobook is essential listening for birders, field ornithologists, conservationists, and anyone interested in the Birds of Idaho or regional avifaunal history. Listen to understand how mid-20th-century field notes shaped knowledge of Idaho’s birdlife and to compare past records with today’s observations.