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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
149 D. plexippus 3:09 - soar circle level - - - - - yes - Lost sight of D. plexippus against sun.  A lower flying J. coenia, a higher flying J. coenia, and a D. plexippus flying above all the rest were in the same thermal.
150 D. plexippus 3:11 100 m soar straight,
(circle)		 level 194° 252° 020° 6.1 m/s - yes - A swift approached the butterfly.
151 P. sennae 3:13 2 m flap straight level 170° right - - - - - -
152 D. plexippus 3:17 1 m glide,
flap		 straight descend,
level		 - - - - - - - Missed the starting altitude and bearing A P. sennae and a low flying D. plexippus were also seen.  I lost sight of a high D. plexippus.
153 J. coenia - 100 m flap straight level - - - - - - cumulus
in streets		 Cumulus clouds are still defined but not as sharp as earlier - convection is weakening.
154 J. coenia 3:22 60 m soar,
(flap)		 straight,
circle		 climb 177° - 003° 6.3 m/s - yes cloud
base =
1500 m		 Butterfly started at 30 m and, reversing its direction of circling unpredictably, and steadily gained altitude.  Two D. plexippus see - one higher and one at 1 m.
155 D. plexippus 3:25 130 m soar circle climb 177° - 006° 5.8 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 100 m and smoothly and steadily gained altitude.  Two more D. plexippus were also seen - one at a higher altitude and one lower.