B737-700 on departure has multiple bird strikes. Flight continues to destination.

Attributes
ACN	700711
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdf.tower tower : tpa.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 16000
ASRS Report	700711
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On takeoff roll sdf just before rotation a flock of small black or brown birds appeared. Between rotation and 50 ft we struck several birds and ingested several in both engines. No fluctuations or anomalies were noted. Just the smell of the birds cooking. We notified the tower to check the runway for dead birds. We proceeded to mdw no aircraft abnormalities noted. Maintenance checked the aircraft for damage and borescoped the engines for internal damage. None was noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 ON DEP HAS MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES. FLT CONTINUES TO DEST.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL SDF JUST BEFORE ROTATION A FLOCK OF SMALL BLACK OR BROWN BIRDS APPEARED. BTWN ROTATION AND 50 FT WE STRUCK SEVERAL BIRDS AND INGESTED SEVERAL IN BOTH ENGS. NO FLUCTUATIONS OR ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. JUST THE SMELL OF THE BIRDS COOKING. WE NOTIFIED THE TWR TO CHK THE RWY FOR DEAD BIRDS. WE PROCEEDED TO MDW NO ACFT ABNORMALITIES NOTED. MAINT CHKED THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE AND BORESCOPED THE ENGS FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE. NONE WAS NOTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.