AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Western cattle egret reports at KRSW

The FAA database contains 21 filed reports pairing Southwest Florida Intl Arpt (KRSW) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 4.8% and engine ingestion in 9.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports211990–export

Damage indicated14.8% of reports

Engine ingestion29.5% of reports

Latest report2026-06-28in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Western cattle egret reports at KRSW: 21 paired reports in the FAA file

Western cattle egret reports at KRSW contains 21 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 reports.

AIRPORTKRSWSouthwest Florida Intl Arpt WILDLIFEWestern cattle egret1,175 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.