AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KHOU
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing William P Hobby Arpt (KHOU) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 8.3% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. 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 ingestion18.3% of reports
Latest report2021-04-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KHOU: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KHOU contains 12 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.