AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Short-eared owl reports at KDTW
The FAA database contains 50 filed reports pairing Detroit Metro Wayne County Arpt (KDTW) with Short-eared owl; damage was indicated in 2.0% and engine ingestion in 2.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports501990–export
Damage indicated12.0% of reports
Engine ingestion12.0% of reports
Latest report2026-03-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Short-eared owl reports at KDTW: 50 paired reports in the FAA file
Short-eared owl reports at KDTW contains 50 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 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.