AIRPORT × WILDLIFE

Hermit thrush reports at KSEA

The FAA database contains 17 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Hermit thrush; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 5.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.

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

Filed reports171990–export

Damage indicated00.0% of reports

Engine ingestion15.9% of reports

Latest report2026-04-18in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Hermit thrush reports at KSEA: 17 paired reports in the FAA file

Hermit thrush reports at KSEA contains 17 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Hermit thrush parent contains 289 reports.

AIRPORTKSEASeattle-Tacoma Intl WILDLIFEHermit thrush289 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.