AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Snowy owl reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 85 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with Snowy owl; damage was indicated in 7.1% and engine ingestion in 4.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports851990–export
Damage indicated67.1% of reports
Engine ingestion44.7% of reports
Latest report2025-02-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Snowy owl reports at KBOS: 85 paired reports in the FAA file
Snowy owl reports at KBOS contains 85 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Snowy owl parent contains 390 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.