ACR HAS MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON TKOF ROLL.

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ACFT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON TKOF ROLL ON RWY 22 AT EVV. SPD AT TIME OF IMPACT WAS APPROX 120-125 KIAS; AND REDUCED V1 WAS 123. THE BIRDS WERE PART OF A FLOCK OF 20-30 SMALL BIRDS FLYING FROM R TO L; AND THEY APPEARED TO STRIKE MOSTLY ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. THERE WERE SEVERAL RAPID IMPACT SOUNDS; AND A MOMENTARY SLIGHT HESITATION IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE ACFT. BOTH SETS OF ENG INSTS APPEARED NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE FLT. A STRONG 'BURNING BIRD' SMELL BEGAN IMMEDIATELY; AND LASTED 5-10 MINS. ON CLBOUT; WE ADVISED EVV TWR OF THE BIRD STRIKES. I SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED RETURNING TO LAND AT EVV TO CHK FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE; BUT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO IND ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INDICATION FO ANY ENG PROBLEM WHATSOEVER ON THE GAUGES. FLT TO IND WAS UNEVENTFUL; AND WHILE ENRTE ARTCC RELAYED A MESSAGE TO US FROM EVV APCH CTL THAT APPROX 2 DOZEN BIRDS/BIRD PARTS HAD BEEN FOUND ON THE RWY. UPON ARR AT IND; WE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND 3 OR 4 BIRD STRIKE MARKS IN THE #2 ENG; 2 OR 3 MARKS IN THE #1 ENG; AND SEVERAL OTHER MARKS ON THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG; BUT THE #1 ENG HAD 3 DAMAGED BLADES; INCLUDING 1 MISSING PIECE (1/2 INCH X 1 INCH LONG) AT THE OUTER EDGE OF A BLADE; AND A SMALL NICK IN ANOTHER BLADE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #1 ENG WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED; AFTER COMPLETING THE INTERNAL INSPECTION. I HAVE SAVED A SAMPLE OF THE BIRD FEATHERS WHICH I CAN SEND TO ANY INTERESTED AGENCY. COMMENTS: THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF TO HAVE AVOIDED THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE IF AN ARPT VEHICLE HAD PRECEDED US DOWN THE RWY TO ATTEMPT TO FLUSH OUT THE FLOCK OF BIRDS; BUT I REALIZE THAT IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRY.