Hundreds of Migrating Birds Crash Into NASCAR Hall of Fame with 97 of Them Dying

The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue took in more than 300 birds on Tuesday night — about a third were already dead — and were able to release some that had been "stunned" on Wednesday.

More than 300 birds crashed into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in North Carolina on Tuesday night, making for an eerie sight in uptown Charlotte.

The birds — identified as chimney swifts, which migrate from the United States to South America in the fall — were caught on video flying into the large building, which opened in May 2010.

The bizarre and somewhat disturbing footage shows the small birds flying into the glass section of the NASCAR building and dropping to the ground.

The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue said on Facebook that of the more than 300 birds admitted, 97 were dead on arrival, nine had to be euthanized, 103 were injured and needed further treatment and an additional 107 were “stunned” from their collision with the building.

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