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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 
Resume - 12:56 - - - - - - 340° 6.7 m/s 23.5°C yes cumulus There was strong cumulus development - strong lift.
119 D. plexippus 12:58 25 m soar circle climb 170° - 350° 7.2 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 20 m and steadily gained altitude.  A second, higher, D. plexippus was seen at 1:00, but I lost sight of it against the sun.
120 D. plexippus 1:02 200 m soar straight level 177° 240° 350° 5.8 m/s - yes - A second, higher, D. plexippus was also seen.
121 D. plexippus 1:04 10 m flap straight climb 200° right 360° 5.6 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 2 m and climbed steadily to 10 m.  A J. coenia was also seen.
122 D. plexippus 1:10 100 m soar circle climb 197° - 015° 9.0 m/s - yes Cloud
base at
1,500 m		 Two more D. plexippus were in the thermal, I lost sight of a third against the sun, and a forth was foraging.
123 J. coenia 1:14 60 m soar,
(flap)		 straight,
(circle)		 level 178° - 360° 6.9 m/s - yes - Butterfly mainly soared straight.
124 D. plexippus 1:18 60 m soar circle,
(straight)		 climb 167° right 355° 6.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 25 m and steadily gained altitude  A lower D. plexippus was also seen.