AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black-bellied plover reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 54 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Black-bellied plover; damage was indicated in 3.7% and engine ingestion in 3.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports541990–export
Damage indicated23.7% of reports
Engine ingestion23.7% of reports
Latest report2024-10-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black-bellied plover reports at KBOS: 54 paired reports in the FAA file
Black-bellied plover reports at KBOS contains 54 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Black-bellied plover parent contains 296 reports.
AIRPORTKBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl ArptWILDLIFEBlack-bellied plover296 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.