AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western meadowlark reports at KDEN
The FAA database contains 807 filed reports pairing Denver Intl Airport (KDEN) with Western meadowlark; damage was indicated in 0.2% and engine ingestion in 0.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports8071990–export
Damage indicated20.2% of reports
Engine ingestion60.7% of reports
Latest report2026-07-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western meadowlark reports at KDEN: 807 paired reports in the FAA file
Western meadowlark reports at KDEN contains 807 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Western meadowlark parent contains 2,940 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.