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  Table III u - Page 32Airport 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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| 199 | D. plexippus | 6:26 | 100 m | flap, soar |
straight, circle |
level | 158° | right | 344° | 2.5 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly flapped, even while circling, as if it were searching for lift, then it encountered lift and began soaring. The moon was visible. |
| - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 352° | 2.9 m/s | 19.5°C | - | cumulus nearly gone |
Swifts were still foraging. |
| Quit | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |