AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Sharp-tailed grouse reports at KGFK
The FAA database contains 18 filed reports pairing Grand Forks Intl (KGFK) with Sharp-tailed grouse; damage was indicated in 5.6% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports181990–export
Damage indicated15.6% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-10-06in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Sharp-tailed grouse reports at KGFK: 18 paired reports in the FAA file
Sharp-tailed grouse reports at KGFK contains 18 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Sharp-tailed grouse parent contains 34 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.