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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  September 30, 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 
85 D. plexippus 10:36 100 m glide,
flap		 straight descend,
level,
descend 		243° right 360° 4.0 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 100 m, glided down to 60 m and began flapping, flew level, then flapped down to 20 m.  A J. coenia flew by, flapped up, down, then landed.
86 D. plexippus 10:39 160 m soar straight level 200° 234° 005° 7.4 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen.
87 D. plexippus 10:42 - glide straight descend 242° 275° 360° 3.1 m/s - - - Butterfly was gliding down when I lost sight of it against the trees.
88 D. plexippus 10:44 12 m flap straight climb 192° right 352° 2.7 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 4 m and flapped up to 12 m. Two more D. plexippus and a J. coenia were also seen.
89 D. plexippus 10:48 160 m soar straight level 208° 259° 355° 4.9 m/s - yes - Five more D. plexippus were seen.  Three of the butterflies were higher then #89, crabbed right, and tracking towards the sun.
90 J. coenia 10:50 30 m flap straight level 175° - 358° 4.9 m/s - - - Two more D. plexippus were seen.
91 D. plexippus - 20 m soar circle level - - - - - yes - Lost sight of butterfly when it tracked too close to the sun.
92 D. plexippus 10:53 20 m glide straight descend 179° right 352° 4.5 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 20 m and glided down to 4 m.