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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
193 D. plexippus 6:01 160 m soar circle,
straight		 level 175°   001° 1.6 m/s 20.5°C yes - Two lower D. plexippus were also seen.
194 D. plexippus 6:06 10 m flap,
soar		 straight,
soar		 level 190° 247° 350° 3.1 m/s - yes cumulus
disipating.		 Two higher D. plexippus were also seen.  The sun had nearly set.
195 D. plexippus 6:08 160 m soar circle,
(straight)		 level 160° right 350° 2.2 m/s - yes - Two lower D. plexippus were seen.
196 D. plexippus 6:12 130 m soar circle,
(straight)		 level 179° right 336° 2.5 m/s - yes - Another, higher, D. plexippus was seen.  The sun had set.
197 D. plexippus 6:17 60 m soar circle,
(straight)		 level,
climb		 146° right 328° 1.1 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 30 m.  It was soaring level when it encountered sronger lift and circled upward. It appeared dark orange.  It was nearly twilight.  A second, higher, D. plexippus was also seen.
198 D. plexippus 6:22 100 m glide straight descend 250° 257° 340° 3.6 m/s - - - Now twilight.  The butterfly appeared to be black.  It held its wings in a high dihedrial and descended to 10 m to a grove of trees where it was followed by another D. plexippus.