AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KALB
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Albany Intl (KALB) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 17.6% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated317.6% of reports
Engine ingestion15.9% of reports
Latest report2023-08-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KALB: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KALB contains 17 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.