AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Eastern meadowlark reports at KCVG
The FAA database contains 233 filed reports pairing Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Arpt (KCVG) with Eastern meadowlark; damage was indicated in 2.1% and engine ingestion in 0.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports2331990–export
Damage indicated52.1% of reports
Engine ingestion10.4% of reports
Latest report2026-07-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Eastern meadowlark reports at KCVG: 233 paired reports in the FAA file
Eastern meadowlark reports at KCVG contains 233 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Eastern meadowlark parent contains 5,317 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.