A LEAR 31 PLT HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON TKOF ROLL AT ISW.

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A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED AT ISW ARPT ON RWY 20. THE WX WAS VFR AND NO UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF BIRD ACTIVITY WAS NOTICED AROUND THE ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER THE TKOF ROLL; RWY 20; APPROX 2000 FT DOWN THE RWY; AT 90 KTS A BIRD WAS OBSERVED LIFTING OFF OF THE CTR OF THE RWY. UNABLE TO AVOID THE BIRD; IT STRUCK THE L OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRPLANE'S WING. AN ABORTED TKOF WAS INITIATED SUCCESSFULLY AND TAXI BACK TO OBSERVE THE DAMAGE. A 2 INCH DEEP BY 11 INCH LONG DENT WAS IN THE ACFT'S L WING. THE TYPE BIRD WAS LATER DISCOVERED TO BE A LARGE HAWK. ALL INFO PROVIDED CONCERNING WILDLIFE ON OR IN THE VICINITY OF ISW; INDICATED NO SUCH NOTE (NOTAM). AFTER SPEAKING WITH ARPT EMPLOYEES THEY SAID BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE HAVE BEEN A REOCCURRING PROB AT THE ARPT. 1 PLT EVEN ADDED THAT THE PREVIOUS SATURDAY; 2 DEER WERE ON THE RWY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND. ONE LAST COMMENT; THE GENTLEMAN WHO RAN THE FBO AT ISW; MENTIONED THAT IN ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORIES; AND ON CHARTS WERE NOTAMS ABOUT BIRDS AND ANIMALS IN PREVIOUS YEARS -- BUT FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON THAT NOTAM NO LONGER EXISTS. IN ADDITION; THERE IS A WILDLIFE REFUGE NEAR THE ARPT...SANDHILL WILDLIFE REFUGE. IN MY OPINION; THIS INCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE; BUT WARNINGS ABOUT BIRDS OR WILDLIFE MIGHT MAKE OTHERS EVEN MORE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF THIS DANGER. ESPECIALLY; SINCE ACCORDING TO ARPT EMPLOYEES; IT IS A REOCCURRING EVENT.