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FAA PUBLIC EXPORT · 355,556 REPORTSVOLUNTARY REPORTING · NOT A RISK SCORESNAPSHOT 16 SEP 2026

RUNWAYWILDLIFETHE REPORTED STRIKE RECORD

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Wildlife in FAA strike reports

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Mourning dove17,518 reports1.5% damage indicated Killdeer11,326 reports0.6% damage indicated Barn swallow11,231 reports0.3% damage indicated American kestrel10,498 reports0.5% damage indicated Horned lark9,383 reports0.4% damage indicated Gulls7,295 reports14.2% damage indicated European starling7,008 reports2.3% damage indicated Eastern meadowlark5,317 reports0.7% damage indicated Rock pigeon4,678 reports6.6% damage indicated Red-tailed hawk4,484 reports11.7% damage indicated Sparrows4,306 reports1.3% damage indicated Cliff swallow3,607 reports0.1% damage indicated Western meadowlark2,940 reports1.0% damage indicated Ring-billed gull2,496 reports5.6% damage indicated American barn owl2,370 reports2.5% damage indicated Herring gull2,261 reports7.2% damage indicated Canada goose2,225 reports44.6% damage indicated American robin2,009 reports4.9% damage indicated Microbats1,757 reports0.2% damage indicated Chimney swift1,698 reports0.8% damage indicated Hawks1,660 reports17.3% damage indicated Pacific golden-plover1,591 reports0.9% damage indicated Swallows1,551 reports0.6% damage indicated Savannah sparrow1,487 reports0.4% damage indicated Mallard1,465 reports16.7% damage indicated Common nighthawk1,431 reports0.3% damage indicated Doves1,387 reports3.9% damage indicated White-tailed deer1,384 reports81.6% damage indicated Laughing gull1,365 reports2.1% damage indicated Brazilian free-tailed bat1,333 reports0.4% damage indicated Blackbirds1,321 reports6.1% damage indicated Tree swallow1,308 reports0.1% damage indicated Turkey vulture1,189 reports41.6% damage indicated Western cattle egret1,175 reports5.2% damage indicated Short-eared owl1,044 reports1.4% damage indicated Perching birds (y)1,022 reports2.1% damage indicated

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Mourning dove · 17,518 Killdeer · 11,326 Barn swallow · 11,231 American kestrel · 10,498 Horned lark · 9,383 Gulls · 7,295 European starling · 7,008 Eastern meadowlark · 5,317 Rock pigeon · 4,678 Red-tailed hawk · 4,484 Sparrows · 4,306 Cliff swallow · 3,607 Western meadowlark · 2,940 Ring-billed gull · 2,496 American barn owl · 2,370 Herring gull · 2,261 Canada goose · 2,225 American robin · 2,009 Microbats · 1,757 Chimney swift · 1,698 Hawks · 1,660 Pacific golden-plover · 1,591 Swallows · 1,551 Savannah sparrow · 1,487 Mallard · 1,465 Common nighthawk · 1,431 Doves · 1,387 White-tailed deer · 1,384 Laughing gull · 1,365 Brazilian free-tailed bat · 1,333 Blackbirds · 1,321 Tree swallow · 1,308 Turkey vulture · 1,189 Western cattle egret · 1,175 Short-eared owl · 1,044 Perching birds (y) · 1,022 Coyote · 1,013 Meadowlarks · 946 Striped skunk · 942 Bank swallow · 941 Red-winged blackbird · 885 Ducks · 853 American crow · 803 Osprey · 746 Peregrine falcon · 688 House sparrow · 672 Western kingbird · 669 Great blue heron · 667 Black-tailed jackrabbit · 595 Bald eagle · 583 Eastern red bat · 556 Zebra dove · 551 Virginia opossum · 549 Brown-headed cowbird · 535 Burrowing owl · 533 Little brown bat · 522 Cedar waxwing · 521 American pipit · 475 Yellow-rumped warbler · 467 Swainson's thrush · 467 Great horned owl · 456 Scissor-tailed flycatcher · 455 Snow bunting · 455 Geese · 441 Upland sandpiper · 436 American coot · 436 Common grackle · 426 White-throated sparrow · 425 Sandpipers, curlews, phalaropes, allies · 413 White-headed gull complex · 411 Purple martin · 408 Owls · 396 Snowy owl · 390 Egrets · 385 Song sparrow · 368 Gray catbird · 357 California gull · 357 Black vulture · 355 American golden-plover · 355 Big brown bat · 355 New World vultures · 343 Red fox · 327 Least sandpiper · 317 Dark-eyed junco · 309 Western sandpiper · 301 White-tailed jackrabbit · 297 Black-bellied plover · 296 House finch · 293 Hermit thrush · 289 Franklin's gull · 287 Northern pintail · 283 Merlin · 283 Spotted dove · 281 Red-eyed vireo · 274 Swainson's hawk · 273 Wilson's snipe · 258 Double-crested cormorant · 257 Cooper's hawk · 247 Eastern cottontail · 244 Glaucous-winged gull · 240 Northern harrier · 240 Crows · 238 Western gull · 236 Vesper bats · 231 Northern mockingbird · 230 Woodchuck · 223 American woodcock · 220 Northern flicker · 218 Sandhill crane · 216 Common yellowthroat · 216 Raccoon · 213 Great black-backed gull · 211 Grackles · 200 Great egret · 199 Semipalmated sandpiper · 198 Ovenbird · 187 Yellow bittern · 186 Snow goose · 183 White-winged dove · 180 Grasshopper sparrow · 178 Black-crowned night heron · 176 Northern rough-winged swallow · 176 Ruby-crowned kinglet · 173 Common myna · 172 Hoary bat · 172 Lark bunting · 172 Turtles · 172 Yellow-crowned night heron · 171 American goldfinch · 169 Chipping sparrow · 169 Eurasian skylark · 159 Semipalmated plover · 159 Dunlin · 154 Gopher snake · 151 Green-winged teal · 151 Lapland longspur · 150 Swamp sparrow · 150 Wild turkey · 149 Northern shoveler · 148 White-throated swift · 147 Scaly-breasted munia · 147 Finches, euphonias · 146 Red-shouldered hawk · 145 Palm warbler · 140 Rough-legged hawk · 138 Lincoln's sparrow · 137 Ducks, geese, swans · 134 Vesper sparrow · 134 Free-tailed bats · 131 Sora · 131 Yellow-bellied sapsucker · 130 Gadwall · 126 Ruddy duck · 125 Blackpoll warbler · 123 Boat-tailed grackle · 122 New World wood-warblers · 120 Great-tailed grackle · 120 Munias · 119 Mountain bluebird · 119 Desert cottontail · 117 Ring-necked pheasant · 115 American wigeon · 114 Eastern kingbird · 114 Cave swallow · 111 White-crowned sparrow · 111 Greater white-fronted goose · 110 Yellow warbler · 110 Eurasian collared dove · 109 Evening bat · 109 Wilson's warbler · 109 Wood duck · 108 Black-tailed prairie dog · 107 Brewer's blackbird · 107 White-tailed kite · 106 Plovers · 101 American black duck · 101 Diamondback terrapin · 100 Common raven · 99 Loggerhead shrike · 97 Chestnut munia · 97 Lesser scaup · 96 Silver-haired bat · 96 Short-billed gull · 95 Tennessee warbler · 94 White-/golden-crown sparrow complex · 94 Yellow-billed cuckoo · 92 Brown pelican · 92 Mule deer · 91 Fox sparrow · 90 Bonaparte's gull · 90 Black-and-white warbler · 89 Vaux's swift · 87 Buff-breasted sandpiper · 87 Field sparrow · 86 Baird's sandpiper · 86 American redstart · 84 Blue-winged teal · 83 Rabbits · 82 Ferruginous hawk · 79 Brant · 78 Falcons, kestrels, falconets · 78 Wrens · 78 Lark sparrow · 78 Varied thrush · 78 Anhinga · 76 Pectoral sandpiper · 75 Common snapping turtle · 75 Raptors: Hawks, eagles, vultures, kites, osprey, falcons, caracaras · 73 Western tanager · 71 Painted turtle · 70 Northern house wren · 70 Nine-banded armadillo · 70 Barred owl · 69 Indigo bunting · 67 Common ground dove · 67 Snowy egret · 66 Blue jay · 65 Green iguana · 65 Orange-crowned warbler · 64 Veery · 64 Wood thrush · 64 Sharp-shinned hawk · 64 Herons · 63 Scarlet tanager · 63 Gray-cheeked thrush · 62 Pigeons, doves · 61 Pied-billed grebe · 60 Brown thrasher · 60 Gopher tortoise · 60 Green heron · 60 Ruby-throated hummingbird · 60 Broad-winged hawk · 60 Common tern · 60 American oystercatcher · 60 Spotted sandpiper · 59 Bobolink · 59 Domestic/feral dog · 59 Golden-crowned kinglet · 58 Sanderling · 57 Blue-gray gnatcatcher · 57 Eastern wood-pewee · 57 Western flycatcher · 56 Eastern phoebe · 56 Yellow-throated warbler · 56 Nashville warbler · 56 Common loon · 56 Bay-breasted warbler · 56 Caspian tern · 56 Northern parula · 55 Yellow-breasted chat · 54 Muskrat · 54 Mallard/American black duck complex · 52 Violet-green swallow · 52 Domestic/feral cat · 52 Rose-breasted grosbeak · 52 Terns, noddies · 52 Glaucous gull · 51 Ring-necked duck · 51 Marsh wren · 50 Tyrant (New World) flycatchers · 49 American tree sparrow · 48 Snakes · 48 Gray partridge · 48 White ibis · 48 Warbling vireo · 47 Shorebirds · 47 Northern waterthrush · 47 Virginia rail · 46 Brewer's sparrow · 46 Dickcissel · 46 Snow goose/Ross's goose complex · 45 Foxes · 45 Magnolia warbler · 45 Prairie falcon · 44 Great crested flycatcher · 44 Least tern · 44 Lesser nighthawk · 44 Black-billed magpie · 43 Chestnut-sided warbler · 43 Pine warbler · 43 Mississippi kite · 43 Eastern towhee · 42 Mottled duck · 42 Western grebe · 42 Black skimmer · 41 Greater sage-grouse · 41 Common box turtle · 41 Black-throated blue warbler · 41 Thrushes · 41 Gray kingbird · 40 Eastern bluebird · 40 Baltimore oriole · 40 Crested caracara · 40 Seminole bat · 39 Tri-colored bat · 39 Greater yellowlegs · 39 Bufflehead · 39 Black-throated green warbler · 38 Cackling goose · 38 American white pelican · 38 Diving duck (Aythya) · 37 Zenaida dove · 37 Say's phoebe · 37 Pigeons · 37 American alligator · 36 Whimbrel · 35 Pine siskin · 35 Blue-billed white tern · 35 Golden eagle · 35 Sharp-tailed grouse · 34 Band-tailed pigeon · 34 Blackburnian warbler · 34 Cape May warbler · 33 Black noddy · 32 Ruddy turnstone · 32 Black-headed grosbeak · 32 Black-bellied whistling-duck · 32 Wood stork · 32 Nightjars · 31 Yellow-headed blackbird · 31 Black-capped chickadee · 31 Least flycatcher · 31 Canvasback · 31 Rusty blackbird · 31 Wilson's phalarope · 30 Little blue heron · 30 Eared grebe · 30