AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Rock pigeon reports at KSEA
The FAA database contains 35 filed reports pairing Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) with Rock pigeon; damage was indicated in 11.4% and engine ingestion in 5.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports351990–export
Damage indicated411.4% of reports
Engine ingestion25.7% of reports
Latest report2026-05-22in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Rock pigeon reports at KSEA: 35 paired reports in the FAA file
Rock pigeon reports at KSEA contains 35 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Rock pigeon parent contains 4,678 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.