AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-winged blackbird reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 45 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Red-winged blackbird; damage was indicated in 2.2% and engine ingestion in 4.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports451990–export
Damage indicated12.2% of reports
Engine ingestion24.4% of reports
Latest report2026-04-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-winged blackbird reports at KDEN: 45 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-winged blackbird reports at KDEN contains 45 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-winged blackbird parent contains 885 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.