Story updated October 17, 2019, with a second statement from the NASCAR Hall of Fame (see bottom) The towering windows of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, were as illuminated as always last night, casting the paved entrance in a bright glow. This lighting made it easy to see the hundreds of small bodies littering the pavement: Chimney Swifts rendered immobile by head-on collisions with glass. As onlookers watched, more birds collided with the windows and tumbled to the ground. The incident was captured on video by bystander Hollie Cameron. In the video, she marvels at the number of casualties as dozens of birds lie motionless in front of the building. “This is not okay,” she says to a building security guard also watching the scene unfold. “There’s something wrong with them.” The security guard responds that the collisions had been occurring for nearly an hour. Charlotte Police first responded to the incident, followed by...