AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KFLL
The FAA database contains 74 filed reports pairing Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl (KFLL) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 5.4% and engine ingestion in 13.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports741990–export
Damage indicated45.4% of reports
Engine ingestion1013.5% of reports
Latest report2026-03-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KFLL: 74 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KFLL contains 74 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 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.