What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was inbound at 800 feet MSL and lined up for runway 7 for landing while on a left crosswind turning downwind abeam the tower stated he saw two birds and avoided one however could not avoid the other in sight. The bird striking the cowling on the underside of the propeller with no apparent strike to the propeller. The aircraft landed without incident and returned to the ramp. After further investigation maintenance stated the damage was negligble and isolated to only the cowling and needed a minor repair to the nose bowl and nothing further. This report is closed with no further action.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS INBOUND AT 800 FEET MSL AND LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 7 FOR LANDING WHILE ON A LEFT CROSSWIND TURNING DOWNWIND ABEAM THE TOWER STATED HE SAW TWO BIRDS AND AVOIDED ONE HOWEVER COULD NOT AVOID THE OTHER IN SIGHT. THE BIRD STRIKING THE COWLING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PROPELLER WITH NO APPARENT STRIKE TO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAINTENANCE STATED THE DAMAGE WAS NEGLIGBLE AND ISOLATED TO ONLY THE COWLING AND NEEDED A MINOR REPAIR TO THE NOSE BOWL AND NOTHING FURTHER. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.