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  Table III h - Page 19Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; September 30, 1987; (Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction) |
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| 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 |
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| 105 | D. plexippus | 11:22 | 120 m | soar | straight | level | 197° | 263° | 004° | 7.2 m/s | - | yes | - | Five more D. plexippus were seen. |
| 106 | D. plexippus | 11:22 | 200 m | soar | straight, (circle) |
level | 193° | right | 360° | 4.0 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly mainly soared straight. |
| 107 | D. plexippus | 11:28 | 160 m | soar | straight, (circle) |
level | 206° | 250° | 352° | 2.7 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly mainly soared straight. Other D. plexippus were higher. |
| 108 | D. plexippus | - | 45 m | soar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | yes | - | Many more D. plexippus were seen flying at higher altitudes. Tape ran out before I finished recording. |
| 109 | J. coenia | 11:35 | 45 m | soar, flap |
straight | level | 170° | - | 352° | 4.5 m/s | - | yes | - | Data is for first part of flight. After a period of soaring straight and level, the butterfly started flapping and chased a D. plexippus. |
| 110 | D. plexippus | 11:38 | 4 m | flap, soar |
straight, circle |
level, climb |
175° | 236° | 342° | 5.4 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly started at 4 m, flew level, then flapped up to a thermal and circled and soared. |
| 111 | D. plexippus | 11:41 | 120 m | soar | straight | level | 214° | 248° | 346° | 5.1 m/s | - | yes | - | - |
| 112 | D. plexippus | 11:44 | 12 m | flap, soar |
straight, circle |
level, climb |
204° | 249° | 354° | 4.9 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly started at 1 m, flew level, then climbed to 6 m, encountered a thermal, began soaring in circles, and climbed to 12 m. |