I had a Cat set in a hiddey hole under some deformed Pine bows that a Sow Whet Owl (they're about the size of a beer can) decided to winter in one year.
He/she didn't seem to mind my comings and goings and would be there almost every day when I checked traps.

I did some reading on them and found that they are people tollerent and will hang around if you build boxes similar to Wood Duck boxes for them.
I built a few and hung em up near that spot but squirrels moved into the boxes and I never saw the little guy again.

These pix are from about 5-6 feet away.

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