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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 
98 D. plexippus 11:05 100 m soar straight,
circle		 climb 163° right 360° 4.9 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 30 m and gained altitude rapidly by alternating between soaring in circles and soaring straight.  An A. vanillae was also seen.
99 D. plexippus - - flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb - left - - - yes - I lost sight of the butterfly and two more D. plexippus as they tracked near the sun.  A forth D. plexippus and a J. coenia (see #100 below) were in the thermal.
100 J. coenia 11:08 - - - - 190° - 359° 3.6 m/s - yes - Wind data also applies to #99.
101 D. plexippus 11:10 100 m soar straight - 226° 254° 008° 3.6 m/s - yes - -
102 D. plexippus 11:15 200 m soar circle climb - - - - - yes - Butterfly started at 60 m, circled and soared nearly straight up, and climbed to 200 m.  Everything seemed to be going up.  A second D plexippus, eight J. coenia, and a large dragonfly were in the same thermal.
103 D. plexippus 11:16 12 m flap,
soar		 straight,
(circle)		 level,
climb		 187° right 358° 3.1 m/s - yes - Butterfly began circling and soaring just before vanishing.  A second D. plexippus was also seen.
104 D. plexippus 11:19 120 m soar circle climb 182° - 358° 5.1 m/s - yes - Butterfly steadily gained altitude.  A second D. plexippus was seen.