AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Common grackle reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Common grackle; damage was indicated in 2.6% 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 reports391990–export
Damage indicated12.6% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Common grackle reports at KORD: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Common grackle reports at KORD contains 39 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Common grackle parent contains 426 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.