AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 14.3% and engine ingestion in 9.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports211990–export
Damage indicated314.3% of reports
Engine ingestion29.5% of reports
Latest report2025-06-01in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KORD: 21 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KORD contains 21 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.