delta 1063, that would be great. let you know our stats for delta 1063. we have 179 souls on board. reporter: number of planes colliding with birds and other wildlife is on the rise. last year there were 10,000 such incidents compared with only 1793 in 1990. experts say there are a few reasons to the spike. due to conservation there sin crease in bird population there is increase it aviation. quieter planes don t scare wildlife. that is part of the problem. and better reporting. that is one reason we re hearing more about these incidents. bird strikes that might have been ignored in the past are now reported simply greater awareness of the problem especially after in 2009 a us airways flight hit a flock of geese and landed in the hudson river. we all remember that. while there were no injuries yesterday, since 1988, 219 people have been killed because of aircraft colliding with birds and other wildlife.