AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Short-eared owl reports at PHLI
The FAA database contains 101 filed reports pairing Lihue Arpt (PHLI) with Short-eared owl; damage was indicated in 1.0% and engine ingestion in 4.0%. 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 indicated11.0% of reports
Engine ingestion44.0% of reports
Latest report2026-06-27in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Short-eared owl reports at PHLI: 101 paired reports in the FAA file
Short-eared owl reports at PHLI contains 101 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Short-eared owl parent contains 1,044 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.