FLY THE PLANE (excuse me shouting but its important)
Bird Strikes are not that uncommon but those that cause damage are more uncommon.
Statistically most bird strikes occur below 5000ft, some airfields have a greater risk than others. Flying in and out of HUEN it was considered normal to have multiple bird strikes with Lake Swifts (small bird size of a sparrow) . what you didn't what was a strike with some of the large Sh*te hawks that inhabited the area.