AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-headed gull complex reports at KBOS
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl Arpt (KBOS) with White-headed gull complex; damage was indicated in 38.1% and engine ingestion in 28.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated838.1% of reports
Engine ingestion628.6% of reports
Latest report2026-06-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-headed gull complex reports at KBOS: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
White-headed gull complex reports at KBOS contains 21 filed reports; 8 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national White-headed gull complex parent contains 411 reports.
AIRPORTKBOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan Intl ArptWILDLIFEWhite-headed gull complex411 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.