AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 75 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 5.3% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports751990–export
Damage indicated45.3% of reports
Engine ingestion56.7% of reports
Latest report2026-02-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KEWR: 75 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KEWR contains 75 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 5 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.