AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Semipalmated sandpiper reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 72 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Semipalmated sandpiper; damage was indicated in 2.8% and engine ingestion in 2.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports721990–export
Damage indicated22.8% of reports
Engine ingestion22.8% of reports
Latest report2026-07-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Semipalmated sandpiper reports at KBOS: 72 paired reports in the FAA file
Semipalmated sandpiper reports at KBOS contains 72 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Semipalmated sandpiper parent contains 198 reports.
AIRPORTKBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl ArptWILDLIFESemipalmated sandpiper198 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.