AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Common grackle reports at KBWI
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Baltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal Arpt (KBWI) with Common grackle; damage was indicated in 11.1% and engine ingestion in 22.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion222.2% of reports
Latest report2025-05-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Common grackle reports at KBWI: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Common grackle reports at KBWI contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Common grackle parent contains 426 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.