AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Gulls reports at KBUF
The FAA database contains 101 filed reports pairing Buffalo-Niagara Intl (KBUF) with Gulls; damage was indicated in 4.0% and engine ingestion in 5.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1011990–export
Damage indicated44.0% of reports
Engine ingestion55.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Gulls reports at KBUF: 101 paired reports in the FAA file
Gulls reports at KBUF contains 101 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Gulls parent contains 7,295 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.