AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brown-headed cowbird reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 67 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Brown-headed cowbird; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 4.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports671990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion34.5% of reports
Latest report2026-07-11in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brown-headed cowbird reports at KJFK: 67 paired reports in the FAA file
Brown-headed cowbird reports at KJFK contains 67 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Brown-headed cowbird parent contains 535 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.