AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great black-backed gull reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 28 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Great black-backed gull; damage was indicated in 7.1% and engine ingestion in 3.6%. 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 indicated27.1% of reports
Engine ingestion13.6% of reports
Latest report2025-05-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great black-backed gull reports at KBOS: 28 paired reports in the FAA file
Great black-backed gull reports at KBOS contains 28 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Great black-backed gull parent contains 211 reports.
AIRPORTKBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl ArptWILDLIFEGreat black-backed gull211 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.