AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Double-crested cormorant reports at KBOS

The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Double-crested cormorant; damage was indicated in 28.6% and engine ingestion in 17.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports281990–export

Damage indicated828.6% of reports

Engine ingestion517.9% of reports

Latest report2025-05-24in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Double-crested cormorant reports at KBOS: 28 paired reports in the FAA file

Double-crested cormorant reports at KBOS contains 28 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Double-crested cormorant parent contains 257 reports.

AIRPORTKBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt WILDLIFEDouble-crested cormorant257 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.