AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cedar waxwing reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Cedar waxwing; damage was indicated in 13.3% and engine ingestion in 6.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated213.3% of reports
Engine ingestion16.7% of reports
Latest report2025-11-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cedar waxwing reports at KORD: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Cedar waxwing reports at KORD contains 15 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Cedar waxwing parent contains 521 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.