AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-billed gull reports at KROC
The FAA database contains 31 filed reports pairing Greater Rochester Intl (KROC) with Ring-billed gull; damage was indicated in 6.5% and engine ingestion in 12.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports311990–export
Damage indicated26.5% of reports
Engine ingestion412.9% of reports
Latest report2026-05-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-billed gull reports at KROC: 31 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-billed gull reports at KROC contains 31 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-billed gull parent contains 2,496 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.