AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 343 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with European starling; damage was indicated in 1.5% and engine ingestion in 2.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports3431990–export
Damage indicated51.5% of reports
Engine ingestion102.9% of reports
Latest report2026-07-24in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KORD: 343 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KORD contains 343 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 10 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.