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They usually build their nests about as high up as the roof of a one-floor house. A mother Screech Owl will lay 3 or 4 eggs in their nests, and will sit on them for about 26 days, until the baby owls hatch. What they eat: Screech Owls hunt for food at night, when they can see much better than people can. Most owls look for food from a tree branch, but screech owls hunt while they fly around. When they find food, they fly down very, very quietly and catch it. Then they take the food up into a tree and tear it to bits and eat it. Screech owls like to eat little birds, mice, shrews, and other small animals.
Eastern Screech Owl Breeding Facts. 1  Generally, they find their nests into the trees. 2  However, sometimes left out nests by other birds like woodpeckers, also becomes the habitat of eastern screech owls. 3  While mostly they build nests in the trees, these owls are very fond of inhabiting in the wooden boxes.astern Screech Owl Facts. 1  The length of an adult owl is about 16 â 25 cm (6.3 â 10 in). 2  These species weigh around 120 â 244 g (4.3 â 8.6 oz). 3  These birds have a brown-rusty king of a plumage with some exceptions of red color too.