AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KDAB
The FAA database contains 43 filed reports pairing Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 2.3% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports431990–export
Damage indicated12.3% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-03-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KDAB: 43 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KDAB contains 43 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 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.