Mourning doves would be a bit big for screech owls, and they usually focus on insects, reptiles, and small mammals. But if given the opportunity, I imagine that one might take on and eat a mourning dove, particularly if it is injured.
eastern screech owls.
The eastern screech owls rival is the eagle owl
Eastern Screech Owls are primarily solitary.
no of course not!
Their breeding habitat is deciduous or mixed woods in eastern North America
The eastern screech owl is endangered I think. I will find out for sure.
Most likely mourning doves.
Screech Owls, Great Horned Owls, Barred Owls mainly.
Eastern screech owls can lay from 3 to six eggs a month- and the babies are so cute!
Eastern screech owls are not considered endangered. They are listed as species of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to their stable population and wide distribution across the eastern United States and parts of Mexico. However, they still face threats such as habitat loss and collisions with vehicles.
They make a whinnying sound during mating season.
Screech Owls eat a variety of small mammals, such as rats, chipmunks, mice, and shrews. They have also been known to eat insects, songbirds, and small reptiles and amphibians. An Eastern Screech Owl diet would consist of the animals found in the eastern US, while a Western Screech would consume the species found in their range in the western US. Eastern Screeches may also eat small fish.