AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Cedar waxwing reports at KSEA

The FAA database contains 14 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Cedar waxwing; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 7.1%. This count is not a future-event probability.

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

Filed reports141990–export

Damage indicated00.0% of reports

Engine ingestion17.1% of reports

Latest report2025-10-01in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Cedar waxwing reports at KSEA: 14 paired reports in the FAA file

Cedar waxwing reports at KSEA contains 14 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Cedar waxwing parent contains 521 reports.

AIRPORTKSEASeattle-Tacoma Intl WILDLIFECedar waxwing521 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.