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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 6, 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 
- - 9:00 - - - - - - 173° 3.1 m/s 15.5°C - - -
- - 9:06 - - - - - - - - - - - WW:  Radar was not detecting any targets.  High scans with binoculars were also negative.
- - 9:16 - - - - - - 153° - - - - Direction of drift of released balloon indicated wind is 160°.
- - 9:25 - - - - - - 148° 3.1 m/s - - - -
307 D. plexippus 9:40 1 m flap straight level,
landed		 304° left - - - - cumulo-
stratus		 At 9:38 two D. plexippus were seen flying by the van at 1 m above the ground. Overcast is breaking up and cumulus is developing.
- - 9:42 - - - - - - 154° 4.0 m/s 18.5°C - - A D. plexippus was seen at 100 m.  Balloon showed that there is a strong wind shear aloft, swinging from from SE near the ground to SW aloft.
- - 10:06 - - - - - - 191° 5.8 m/s 21.5°C - Broken
cumulus		 High scans through binoculars were not productive
- - 10:32 - - - - - - - - - yes - WW:  Radar shows possible low targets.  Swifts were foraging.
308 D. plexippus - 30 m flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
descend		 345° - 197° 3.1 m/s - yes - Butterfly was flapping up when it found a thermal, circled and soared to 30 m, then stopped circling and glided down to 20 m.