AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Canada goose reports at KBUF
The FAA database contains 14 filed reports pairing Buffalo-Niagara Intl (KBUF) with Canada goose; damage was indicated in 21.4% and engine ingestion in 7.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports141990–export
Damage indicated321.4% of reports
Engine ingestion17.1% of reports
Latest report2015-04-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Canada goose reports at KBUF: 14 paired reports in the FAA file
Canada goose reports at KBUF contains 14 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Canada goose parent contains 2,225 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.