AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KDAY
The FAA database contains 71 filed reports pairing James M Cox Dayton Intl (KDAY) with European starling; damage was indicated in 2.8% and engine ingestion in 1.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports711990–export
Damage indicated22.8% of reports
Engine ingestion11.4% of reports
Latest report2026-07-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KDAY: 71 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KDAY contains 71 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.