AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black-crowned night heron reports at KFLL
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl (KFLL) with Black-crowned night heron; damage was indicated in 8.3% and engine ingestion in 16.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated18.3% of reports
Engine ingestion216.7% of reports
Latest report2024-07-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black-crowned night heron reports at KFLL: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Black-crowned night heron reports at KFLL contains 12 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Black-crowned night heron parent contains 176 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.