AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western tanager reports at KSNA
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing John Wayne-Orange County Arpt (KSNA) with Western tanager; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 12.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports81990–export
Damage indicated112.5% of reports
Engine ingestion112.5% of reports
Latest report2026-04-26in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western tanager reports at KSNA: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Western tanager reports at KSNA contains 8 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western tanager parent contains 71 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.