AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Cedar waxwing reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Cedar waxwing; damage was indicated in 5.3% and engine ingestion in 10.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated15.3% of reports
Engine ingestion210.5% of reports
Latest report2025-11-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Cedar waxwing reports at KPDX: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Cedar waxwing reports at KPDX contains 19 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Cedar waxwing parent contains 521 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.