AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 26.7% and engine ingestion in 20.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated426.7% of reports
Engine ingestion320.0% of reports
Latest report2023-10-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KBOS: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KBOS contains 15 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 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.