AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cedar waxwing reports at KBFI
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Boeing Field/King County Intl Arpt (KBFI) with Cedar waxwing; damage was indicated in 25.0% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated225.0% of reports
Engine ingestion112.5% of reports
Latest report2025-08-08in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cedar waxwing reports at KBFI: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Cedar waxwing reports at KBFI contains 8 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Cedar waxwing parent contains 521 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.