<P> Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal , roosting during the day in cavities or next to tree trunks . They are quite common , and can often be found in residential areas . However , due to their small size and camouflage , they are much more frequently heard than actually seen . These owls are frequently heard calling at night , especially during their spring breeding season . Despite their name , this owl does not truly screech . The eastern screech owl 's call is a tremolo with a descending , whinny - like quality , like that of a miniature horse . They also produce a monotone purring trill lasting 3 -- 5 seconds . Their voices are unmistakable and follow a noticeably different phrasing than that of the western screech owl . The lugubrious nature of the eastern screech owl 's call has warranted description such as , `` A most solemn graveyard ditty , the mutual consolation of suicide lovers remembering the pangs and delights of the supernal love in the infernal groves , Oh - o-o-o , had I never been bor - r-r-n . ( James Hubbard Langille , 1884 ) . </P>
<P> Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal , roosting during the day in cavities or next to tree trunks . They are quite common , and can often be found in residential areas . However , due to their small size and camouflage , they are much more frequently heard than actually seen . These owls are frequently heard calling at night , especially during their spring breeding season . Despite their name , this owl does not truly screech . The eastern screech owl 's call is a tremolo with a descending , whinny - like quality , like that of a miniature horse . They also produce a monotone purring trill lasting 3 -- 5 seconds . Their voices are unmistakable and follow a noticeably different phrasing than that of the western screech owl . The lugubrious nature of the eastern screech owl 's call has warranted description such as , `` A most solemn graveyard ditty , the mutual consolation of suicide lovers remembering the pangs and delights of the supernal love in the infernal groves , Oh - o-o-o , had I never been bor - r-r-n . ( James Hubbard Langille , 1884 ) . </P>
where do screech owls go during the day
where do screech owls go during the day
in cavities or next to tree trunks
in cavities or next to tree trunks