AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KBWI
The FAA database contains 186 filed reports pairing Baltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal Arpt (KBWI) with European starling; damage was indicated in 2.2% and engine ingestion in 5.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1861990–export
Damage indicated42.2% of reports
Engine ingestion105.4% of reports
Latest report2026-05-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KBWI: 186 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KBWI contains 186 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 reports.
AIRPORTKBWIBaltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal ArptWILDLIFEEuropean starling7,008 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.