B757-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10; Flight Crew Total 8000; Flight Crew Type 4000
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency
Environment - Non Weather Related
Severe bird-strikes; probably 2 or 3 Canadian Snow Geese at 15;000 feet and 330 knots.  Severe damage to radome; nose; right engine; possible AOA system; Pitot-Static system; and possible radar damage.  Cockpit smoke with charred fowl smell; a rumbling and uncertain damage in nose area and engine vibration; declared emergency and performed VMC return to [departure airport].
I didn't see the birds; but I felt the plane make a substantial yaw; and there was immediately smoke in the cockpit. There were no indications requiring a specific checklist (other than approach and landing); and ATC accommodated all of our requests. We were back on the ground within 10 minutes. The post-flight inspection revealed that we had impacted with a large bird; resulting in substantial damage to the nose of the aircraft and the right engine. We noted compressor stalls on the right engine upon landing; and the cause now became clear. There was evidence of blade separation; as well as several bent turbine blades. One bird impacted about 2 or 3 feet below my window on the left side. If the bird had hit 2 feet higher; I probably wouldn't be here. I would suggest that a better system be employed to remove pilots after a traumatizing event.
B757-200 flight crew reported they struck a large bird or birds; possibly Canadian geese; while climbing through 15;000 feet.  With indeterminate damage to nose and right engine; they declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.