Short-eared owl: Aircraft Strikes
1,075 reported strikes · 20 damaging · Small species
Airports where this happens most
- Chicago O'hare Intl Airport113
- Lihue Airport99
- Cleveland-hopkins Intl Airport76
- Portland Intl (or)64
- Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport50
- John F Kennedy Intl40
- Washington Dulles Intl Airport40
- Seattle-tacoma Intl36
Notable strikes
- 2023-11-21 · BELL-407 · Short-eared owl · Substantial
Medical transport. N411LF departed Minidoka memorial hospital in Rupert Idaho at 2215 11-21-23 enroute to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for an interfacility transport (TC 23-70676). Approximately 25 minutes later (2240) and 15 miles Northwest of…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.