AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Eastern meadowlark reports at KEFD
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Ellington Field Arpt (KEFD) with Eastern meadowlark; damage was indicated in 7.7% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated17.7% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-07-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Eastern meadowlark reports at KEFD: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Eastern meadowlark reports at KEFD contains 13 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Eastern meadowlark parent contains 5,317 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.