AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KBDL
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Bradley Intl (KBDL) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 5.3% and engine ingestion in 5.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated15.3% of reports
Engine ingestion15.3% of reports
Latest report2012-09-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KBDL: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KBDL contains 19 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.