AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
American barn owl reports at KONT
The FAA database contains 102 filed reports pairing Ontario Intl Arpt (KONT) with American barn owl; damage was indicated in 2.0% and engine ingestion in 1.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1021990–export
Damage indicated22.0% of reports
Engine ingestion11.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
American barn owl reports at KONT: 102 paired reports in the FAA file
American barn owl reports at KONT contains 102 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national American barn owl parent contains 2,370 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.