AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 64 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with European starling; damage was indicated in 4.7% and engine ingestion in 3.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports641990–export
Damage indicated34.7% of reports
Engine ingestion23.1% of reports
Latest report2026-07-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KDCA: 64 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KDCA contains 64 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 2 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.