AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KHPN
The FAA database contains 45 filed reports pairing Westchester County Arpt (KHPN) with European starling; damage was indicated in 4.4% and engine ingestion in 4.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports451990–export
Damage indicated24.4% of reports
Engine ingestion24.4% of reports
Latest report2025-08-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KHPN: 45 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KHPN contains 45 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.