AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KBUF
The FAA database contains 16 filed reports pairing Buffalo-Niagara Intl (KBUF) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 6.2% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports161990–export
Damage indicated16.2% of reports
Engine ingestion212.5% of reports
Latest report2023-11-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KBUF: 16 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KBUF contains 16 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.