Ce-525 pilot reported impact with bird on takeoff roll and rejecting takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1578849
Time
Date	201809
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

During the takeoff roll while passing 60 kts I observed approximately 4 cranes land about 1000 ft in front of me. They took flight and moved out of the way so I elected to continue the takeoff. Then at around 85 kts they landed back in the same spot. I executed a rejected takeoff and struck one; maybe two of them. The bird bounced off of the right-hand windscreen as we were stopping. I heard several other impact sounds as we plowed through the grouping. After we taxied back to parking and shut down and subsequent walk-around it was apparent that right engine had ingested the crane. Fan blades were bent and there was blood and feathers all over the engine and adjacent hull. The windshield appeared to be scratched up from the impact glancing blow. We contacted company and our director of maintenance and filled out the wildlife hazard report with the airport manager.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE-525 pilot reported impact with bird on takeoff roll and rejecting takeoff.

Narrative: During the takeoff roll while passing 60 kts I observed approximately 4 Cranes land about 1000 ft in front of me. They took flight and moved out of the way so I elected to continue the takeoff. Then at around 85 kts they landed back in the same spot. I executed a rejected takeoff and struck one; maybe two of them. The bird bounced off of the right-hand windscreen as we were stopping. I heard several other impact sounds as we plowed through the grouping. After we taxied back to parking and shut down and subsequent walk-around it was apparent that right engine had ingested the Crane. Fan blades were bent and there was blood and feathers all over the engine and adjacent hull. The windshield appeared to be scratched up from the impact glancing blow. We contacted company and our director of maintenance and filled out the wildlife hazard report with the airport manager.

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