20 THE AUDUBON BU L LE tale 
The general question asked is, Are the birds frightened by 
being handled? In order to answer this question in an intelli- 
gent manner we have kept a careful record of the first flights 
of birds after being trapped and banded, and the observation 
is made by allowing the bird to become quiet in the hand, then 
releasing as quietly as possible, and carefully judging the dis- 
tance it would fly before alighting. This study brought out the 
fact that when the same bird was caught the second time it 
would fly about twice as far as the first time, but if caught the 
third time the flight would equal about the same as the first 
flight, and if caught the fourth time the flight would be less than 
the first. If the bird still continued to be trapped the flight be- 
came less and less until some of the birds that were placed on 
the ground just hopped away, while others were always just as 
wild as at first. 
For the study of those interested in this subject we are giving 
the following table of first flights recorded during the last few 
years. 
Distance of First Flights Made on Release after Being Trapped and Banded: 
Name Distance Action While Handled 
Downy Woodpecker 200 feet Fight and squeal 
White-crowned Sparrow 100 feet Quiet 
White-throated Sparrow 50 feet Majority fight 
Song Sparrow 100 feet Generally quiet 
Lincoln Sparrow 125 feet Quiet 
Fox Sparrow 125 feet Generally quiet 
Harris Sparrow 100 feet Generally quiet 
Tree Sparrow 100 feet Very quiet 
Field Sparrow 100 feet Quiet 
Swamp Sparrow 100 feet Quiet 
Savannah Sparrow 100 feet Quiet 
House Sparrow not released Fighters 
Junco 75 feet Quiet 
Towhee i100 feet Kick and squirm 
Myrtle Warbler 109 feet Quiet 
Catbird 100 feet Quiet 
Brown Thrasher 75 feet Fight and squeal 
House Wren 50 feet Squirm 
Nuthatch W. B. 100 feet Half squeal 
Brown Creeper 100 feet Quiet 
Chickadee 40 feet All fight 
Bluejay 200 feet Generally quiet 
Kinglet, Golden-crowned 20 feet Very quiet 
Wood and Hermit Thrushes 200 feet Quiet 
Bronzed Grackle 100 feet Fighters 
Mourning Dove Flew out of sight Quiet 
Robin 150 feet Generally quiet 
