60,000 birds struck by aircraft since 2000
Almost 60,000 birds have been struck by commercial and private aircraft in North America a new FAA report revealed this week. The most common strike involved Mourning Doves: Pilots reported hitting 2,291 of the dove species between 2000 and 2008. In eight years the other avian strikes included gulls (2,186), European starlings (1,427) and American … Read more