AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Burrowing owl reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 83 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Burrowing owl; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 1.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports831990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion11.2% of reports
Latest report2026-06-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Burrowing owl reports at KDEN: 83 paired reports in the FAA file
Burrowing owl reports at KDEN contains 83 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Burrowing owl parent contains 533 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.