AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KPGD
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Punta Gorda Arpt (KPGD) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 8.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports121990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion18.3% of reports
Latest report2024-05-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KPGD: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KPGD contains 12 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 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.