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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
Break - 1:43 - - - - - - - - - - - -
132 D. plexippus 1:51 100 m soar straight level 190° 278° 342° 7.2 m/s - yes - Two more D. plexippus and a J. coenia were seen.  The buckeye was foraging.
133 D. plexippus 1:55 100 m soar straight,
(circle)		 level 163° (right) 015° 4.0 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen.
134 D. plexippus 1:58 30 m soar,
(flap)		 circle,
straight		 level 200° right 358° 7.8 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen.  Vultures were soaring.
135 D. plexippus 2:00 20 m flap straight level 117° right 007° 4.5 m/s - - - -
136 D. plexippus 2:02 100 m soar circle level 178° - 005° 4.0 m/s - yes - Low level scans (without binoculars) were not very productive.
137 D. plexippus 2:07 20 m soar,
glide,
flap		 straight,
circle,
straight		 level,
descend,
level		 185° 253° 009° - 5.4 m/s yes - Butterfly descended to 6 m and have been heading for a grove of trees.
138 D. plexippus   100 m soar straight level SSW 263° - - - yes - I lost sight of butterfly against the sun.  
139 D. plexippus 2:10 1 m flap straight,
variable		 level,
landed		 310° right - - - - cumulus
clouds
in streets		 Probably foraging instead of migrating.  A T. lacerata was also seen.
140 D. plexippus 2:15 12 m glide,
flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 descend,
climb
level		 175° right 355° 2.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly descended from 10 m to 0.5 m, flapped back up to 6 m, then began circling and soared to 12 m before vanishing.