AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Blackbirds reports at KBHM

The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl (KBHM) with Blackbirds; damage was indicated in 15.8% and engine ingestion in 21.1%. 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 indicated315.8% of reports

Engine ingestion421.1% of reports

Latest report2010-02-06in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Blackbirds reports at KBHM: 19 paired reports in the FAA file

Blackbirds reports at KBHM contains 19 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Blackbirds parent contains 1,321 reports.

AIRPORTKBHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl WILDLIFEBlackbirds1,321 reports nationally

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.