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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  September 28, 1987;   
(Magnetic Declination = 2°W:  Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction)
Num.    Species    Time Flight Behavior Weather Field Notes
    I         II     III IV Va Vb Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
 Est.
Alt.		 Type
of Flt.		 Horiz.
Flt.		 Vert.
Flt.		 Mag.
Bear.		 Mag.
Head.		 Wind
Dir.		  Wind 
Vel.		 Amb.
Temp		 Thrm.
Act.		 Cloud 
Types 
15 D. plexippus 10:27 100 m soar straight level W left 124° 6.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly appeared black from below (low light).
16 D. plexippus 10:32 100 m soar circle level 285° - 110° - - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen flying close to the ground.
17 D. plexippus 10:32 200 m soar circle,
straight		 level 285° - 110° - - yes - -
18 D. plexippus 10:37 12 m flap
soar		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
climb,
level		 285 left 117° 3.6 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 3 m, flapped up to 12 m, leveled off, and began soaring.
19 D. plexippus 10:42 10 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb,
level		 287° left 107° 2.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 3 m, flapped to 10 m, then leveled off and began soaring.   Two more D. plexippus were also seen - one at 2 m and one gliding down.
Break - 10:46 -
10:48		 - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 D. plexippus 10:55 - - straight level 262° 240° - - - - - Two J. coenia were seen foraging.
21 D. plexippus 10:57 100 m soar circle climb 297° - 119° 2.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 60 m and continued to soar upward.
22 D. plexippus 10:59 15 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb,
level,
climb		 287° left 121° 1.6 m/s - yes - Butterfly flapped up to a thermal at 12 m and soared straight and level for awhile, then it found stronger lift, began circling and climbed to 15 m.