AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-throated sparrow reports at KEWR
The FAA database contains 47 filed reports pairing Newark Liberty Intl Arpt (KEWR) with White-throated sparrow; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports471990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion24.3% of reports
Latest report2026-05-10in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-throated sparrow reports at KEWR: 47 paired reports in the FAA file
White-throated sparrow reports at KEWR contains 47 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national White-throated sparrow parent contains 425 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.