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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 1, 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 
219 D. plexippus 3:13 12 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb 222° 258° 015° 2.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 2 m, flapped up to thermal, and began soaring in circles.
Break - 3:15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resume - 3:20 - - - - - - - - - - - Swifts were foraging.  Rising smoke indicated a capping inversion at 60 m.
220 D. plexippus 3:41 3 m flap straight level 263° 330° 026° 2.0 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen climbing in a thermal.
221 D. plexippus 3:45 12 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 level,
climb		 260° 300° 050° 4.2 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 1 m, and flew level at first. It flapped upward to clear some trees, picked up a thermal over the trees, began soaring in circles, and continued climbing.  A second D. plexippus joined and two chased each other (social flight).  A third D. plexippus and a high flying P. sennae were also seen.
222 D. plexippus 3:50 30 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb 218° - 036° 1.3 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at about 3 m, flapped upward, found a thermal at 12 m, began soaring in circles and climbed to 30 m before vanishing.  A swifts was foraging.