AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American barn owl reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with American barn owl; damage was indicated in 5.9% and engine ingestion in 17.6%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports171990–export
Damage indicated15.9% of reports
Engine ingestion317.6% of reports
Latest report2025-05-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American barn owl reports at KEWR: 17 paired reports in the FAA file
American barn owl reports at KEWR contains 17 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national American barn owl parent contains 2,370 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.