AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Yellow-bellied sapsucker reports at KORD
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Chicago O'Hare Intl Arpt (KORD) with Yellow-bellied sapsucker; damage was indicated in 25.0% 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 reports81990–export
Damage indicated225.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-12in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Yellow-bellied sapsucker reports at KORD: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Yellow-bellied sapsucker reports at KORD contains 8 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Yellow-bellied sapsucker parent contains 130 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.