AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 106 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 4.7% and engine ingestion in 5.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1061990–export
Damage indicated54.7% of reports
Engine ingestion65.7% of reports
Latest report2026-04-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KORD: 106 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KORD contains 106 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.