What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1801Z atw received a call from grba on N877RCR, 65 miles ene of atw. The helicopter had a bird strike and had declared an emergency. N877CR was inbound to atw. At 1802Z atw cleared N877CR for the ramp in front of the tower and acquired rest of information from the pilot. N877CR hit a seagull, 4 sob. At 1807Z N877CR landed without incident. Minor damage to rt widescreen and small nick on one of the rotor blades reported by mechanic privacy data omitted. No injuries reported at this time. Helicopter will be transported by ground to janesville, WI for repairs at helicopter specialties.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1801Z ATW RECEIVED A CALL FROM GRBA ON N877RCR, 65 MILES ENE OF ATW. THE HELICOPTER HAD A BIRD STRIKE AND HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. N877CR WAS INBOUND TO ATW. AT 1802Z ATW CLEARED N877CR FOR THE RAMP IN FRONT OF THE TOWER AND ACQUIRED REST OF INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT. N877CR HIT A SEAGULL, 4 SOB. AT 1807Z N877CR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO RT WIDESCREEN AND SMALL NICK ON ONE OF THE ROTOR BLADES REPORTED BY MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME. HELICOPTER WILL BE TRANSPORTED BY GROUND TO JANESVILLE, WI FOR REPAIRS AT HELICOPTER SPECIALTIES.