AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KMLB
The FAA database contains 10 filed reports pairing Melbourne Intl (KMLB) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 10.0% 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 reports101990–export
Damage indicated110.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KMLB: 10 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KMLB contains 10 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 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.