AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Savannah sparrow reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 104 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Savannah sparrow; damage was indicated in 1.0% 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 reports1041990–export
Damage indicated11.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-18in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Savannah sparrow reports at KORD: 104 paired reports in the FAA file
Savannah sparrow reports at KORD contains 104 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Savannah sparrow parent contains 1,487 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.