AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Short-eared owl reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Short-eared owl; damage was indicated in 5.9% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated15.9% of reports
Engine ingestion15.9% of reports
Latest report2026-02-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Short-eared owl reports at KBOS: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
Short-eared owl reports at KBOS contains 17 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Short-eared owl parent contains 1,044 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.