What is a screech owl?
Over 20 species of owls have been documented in the U.S. Screech owls are some of the smaller members of the family and are about the length of a cardinal (but much huskier). They eat large insects like moths, grasshoppers, and roaches or small rodents like mice, so they are quite beneficial to humans. They do not catch or kill anything larger than they can handle, and they are not fierce predators so they have no interest in attacking humans, dogs, or cats.
