B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180; Flight Crew Total 19000; Flight Crew Type 295
Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Maintenance Action
Environment - Non Weather Related
At approximately 120 knots on takeoff at [a high elevation airport] we had a direct bird strike to the Captain's forward windscreen.  We were about 3000 feet down the runway and had 9000 feet remaining and were 35 knots below V1.  The impact was extremely loud and forceful so I rejected the takeoff. At approximately 100 knots with about 8000 feet of runway remaining I disengaged the auto-brakes to help avoid overheating the brakes.  I used reverse thrust; spoilers and the remaining runway to slow the airplane.  We exited the runway at the last high speed taxiway and brought the plane to a stop and did not set the brakes.  We requested fire/rescue support and ran all appropriate checklists.  Airport ops arrived quickly and notified us there was no fire or visible damage to the gear or tires; only some light smoke coming off the right gear.  Fire rescue arrived in about 10 minutes and set up cooling fans on the gear.  The brake temperatures initially climbed into the caution zone and then began to cool.  After coordinating with Maintenance and waiting for the brakes to cool we were towed back to the gate. After a maintenance check of the bird damage and brakes we were cleared and pressed on to our destination.
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B757 flight crew reported rejecting the takeoff after experiencing a bird strike at approximately 100 kts.