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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 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - WW:  Butterfly-like targets appeared at 4:13.  Their body alignment was 170° and they were most abundant at 180 m.  Abundance had declined by 400 m, but some were as high as 900 m.
325 D. plexippus 4:18 30 m glide,
soar		 straight,
circle		 descend,
climb		 107° - 278° - - yes - Butterfly was gliding down when it encountered a thermal at 10 m, began to soar in circles and rapidly gained altitude.
326 D. plexippus 4:21 7 m flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
straight		 level,
climb		 132° right 248° 1.6 m/s - yes - Missed starting altitude.  Butterfly was flapping along when it encountered a thermal, began to circle and soared to 7 m, then glided back down to 1 m and resumed flapping.
327 D. plexippus 4:21 - soar straight level 113° - 248° 1.6 m/s - yes - John Westbrook made the observation while I was watching # 326.
- - 4:27 - - - - - - 268° 2.0 m/s 23.5°C yes - Convection activity was decreasing.  WW:  Radar showed that a pulse of targets was approaching.   None were observed through the binoculars.
Resume - 5:00 - - - - - - 280° 5.1 m/s 22.0°C yes - Convection was decreasing.