AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-winged blackbird reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 52 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Red-winged blackbird; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 1.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports521990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion11.9% of reports
Latest report2026-06-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-winged blackbird reports at KORD: 52 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-winged blackbird reports at KORD contains 52 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-winged blackbird parent contains 885 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.