AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 11 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 18.2% and engine ingestion in 9.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports111990–export
Damage indicated218.2% of reports
Engine ingestion19.1% of reports
Latest report2023-07-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KDFW: 11 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KDFW contains 11 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 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.