AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Herring gull reports at KPDX
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Herring gull; damage was indicated in 22.2% and engine ingestion in 11.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports91990–export
Damage indicated222.2% of reports
Engine ingestion111.1% of reports
Latest report2025-11-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Herring gull reports at KPDX: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
Herring gull reports at KPDX contains 9 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Herring gull parent contains 2,261 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.