AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Short-eared owl reports at KPDX

The FAA database contains 64 filed reports pairing Portland Intl (Or) (KPDX) with Short-eared owl; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 6.2%. 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 indicated00.0% of reports

Engine ingestion46.2% of reports

Latest report2026-01-07in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Short-eared owl reports at KPDX: 64 paired reports in the FAA file

Short-eared owl reports at KPDX contains 64 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Short-eared owl parent contains 1,044 reports.

AIRPORTKPDXPortland Intl (Or)WILDLIFEShort-eared owl1,044 reports nationally

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.