AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KAZO
The FAA database contains 20 filed reports pairing Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intl (KAZO) with European starling; damage was indicated in 5.0% and engine ingestion in 5.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports201990–export
Damage indicated15.0% of reports
Engine ingestion15.0% of reports
Latest report2019-07-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KAZO: 20 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KAZO contains 20 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.