AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KBWI
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Baltimore/Wash Intl Thurgood Marshal Arpt (KBWI) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 19.0% and engine ingestion in 23.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated419.0% of reports
Engine ingestion523.8% of reports
Latest report2023-10-17in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KBWI: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KBWI contains 21 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 5 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.