What does it mean when an owl screeches?
What does it mean when an owl screeches? The worst signal that an owl ever gives is a screeching sign. He can make all kinds of noises, but when he cackles or screeches, that's a bad sign; screeching's especially bad. The Indians don't like to hear that. It's something coming ahead of something bad . . . it means death! What owl makes a screeching call? Barn owl Barn owl (Tyto alba) Shrill screech, earning them the nickname 'screech owl'. Is there an owl that screeches? Screech owls are typical owls (Strigidae) belonging to the genus Megascops with 23 living...