A bird in the woods

With a gun in hand,A hunter went into a forest.and the scared wild birds (hearing the noise)____________.

I want to use a phrase to describe that the scared birds flies around  aimlessly.

how is it said by a native speaker?

Thanks again!

I googled the words  and find out the answer :

The sound echoed through the forest the birds scattered  from their trees,

Kejcam,
Yes, it means the same but to me scatter is probably a better choice here.  It gives the reader a better 'picture.'

How about something like "The sound echoed through the forest and the bird scattered from their trees, flapping their wings into the sky."

Hly2004 wrote:

With a gun in hand,A hunter went into a forest.and the scared wild birds (hearing the noise)____________. I want to use a phrase to describe that the scared birds flies around  aimlessly. how is it said by a native speaker?

Much depends on the kind of bird...