AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 32 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 6.2% and engine ingestion in 9.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports321990–export
Damage indicated26.2% of reports
Engine ingestion39.4% of reports
Latest report2025-09-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KBOS: 32 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KBOS contains 32 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.