AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western meadowlark reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 101 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Western meadowlark; damage was indicated in 4.0% and engine ingestion in 9.9%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1011990–export
Damage indicated44.0% of reports
Engine ingestion109.9% of reports
Latest report2026-07-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western meadowlark reports at KSMF: 101 paired reports in the FAA file
Western meadowlark reports at KSMF contains 101 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 10 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.