AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Short-eared owl reports at KDCA
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Ronald Reagan Washington National Arpt (KDCA) with Short-eared owl; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports121990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-12-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Short-eared owl reports at KDCA: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Short-eared owl reports at KDCA contains 12 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Short-eared owl parent contains 1,044 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.