Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal, which makes the sight of them during the day all that more special.

In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian predator, emerging from its nest or roost hole ... The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the ...

At night, great horned owls may screech or “scream ... attacks to defend the nest. Sometimes, a great horned owl will “bark” in response to a threat. This sounds higher-pitched than ...

They have facial discs of specialized feathers that help collect sounds and direct ... after they fledge. Nest-leaving may be spread over several days, although screech owl chicks are reported ...