AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western meadowlark reports at KSBA
The FAA database contains 57 filed reports pairing Santa Barbara Municipal (KSBA) with Western meadowlark; damage was indicated in 1.8% and engine ingestion in 1.8%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports571990–export
Damage indicated11.8% of reports
Engine ingestion11.8% of reports
Latest report2026-02-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western meadowlark reports at KSBA: 57 paired reports in the FAA file
Western meadowlark reports at KSBA contains 57 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western meadowlark parent contains 2,940 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.