AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Hermit thrush reports at KSLC
The FAA database contains 13 filed reports pairing Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) with Hermit thrush; damage was indicated in 7.7% and engine ingestion in 7.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports131990–export
Damage indicated17.7% of reports
Engine ingestion17.7% of reports
Latest report2025-09-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Hermit thrush reports at KSLC: 13 paired reports in the FAA file
Hermit thrush reports at KSLC contains 13 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Hermit thrush parent contains 289 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.