AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-winged blackbird reports at KPHL
The FAA database contains 39 filed reports pairing Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) with Red-winged blackbird; damage was indicated in 2.6% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports391990–export
Damage indicated12.6% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-05-05in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-winged blackbird reports at KPHL: 39 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-winged blackbird reports at KPHL contains 39 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-winged blackbird parent contains 885 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.