AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Great blue heron reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 64 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Great blue heron; damage was indicated in 14.1% and engine ingestion in 10.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports641990–export
Damage indicated914.1% of reports
Engine ingestion710.9% of reports
Latest report2023-07-25in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Great blue heron reports at KPDX: 64 paired reports in the FAA file
Great blue heron reports at KPDX contains 64 filed reports; 9 indicate damage and 7 record engine ingestion, while the national Great blue heron parent contains 667 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.