Screech Owls feed on small reptiles, mice and insects.
They are not a threat to Lucy and the other squirrels.
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Screech Owl Dinner Survey:

Stomachs of 255 showed: 100 with insects only 21 with mice 38 with other birds 43 empty 21 with lizards 9 with crawfish 7 with miscellaneous matter 5 with spiders 4 with frogs or salamanders 2 with earthworms 2 with scorpions 1 with poultry 8 stomachs contained 2,976 insects and 2 mice.

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