AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brown-headed cowbird reports at KATL
The FAA database contains 46 filed reports pairing Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl Arpt (KATL) with Brown-headed cowbird; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports461990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brown-headed cowbird reports at KATL: 46 paired reports in the FAA file
Brown-headed cowbird reports at KATL contains 46 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Brown-headed cowbird parent contains 535 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.