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Strix varia
Barred Owl
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Strix varia Barton, 1799
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Barred Owl
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Strigiformes, Family Strigidae, Genus Strix, Species Strix varia


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Baltimore-Washington National Parkway	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greenbelt Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	5/15/2007

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