AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KBKL
The FAA database contains 52 filed reports pairing Burke Lakefront (KBKL) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 1.9% 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 reports521990–export
Damage indicated11.9% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2024-08-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KBKL: 52 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KBKL contains 52 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 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.