AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KPBI
The FAA database contains 63 filed reports pairing Palm Beach Intl (KPBI) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 4.8% 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 reports631990–export
Damage indicated34.8% of reports
Engine ingestion69.5% of reports
Latest report2026-07-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KPBI: 63 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KPBI contains 63 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 6 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 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.