I’ve had lots of wildlife use my backyard birdbath, including white-tailed deer, a gray fox, squirrels and black vultures.

On a recent early evening, I was surprised to see a brand new visitor – a small eastern screech owl. It was splashing around and having a high old time.

I have heard screech owls at early nightfall around my place and their high-pitched cry sounds like a cross between a horse whinny and a lady’s scream. Not exactly music to retire to. But this is the first ti...