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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 3, 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
254 D. plexippus 12:20 100 m soar circle level - - 027° 4.5 m/s - yes - Butterfly was at least at 100 m.  I lost sight of it as if flew in front of the sun.
Break - 12:21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resume - 3:26 - - - - - - 028° 6.3 m/s 16.5°C yes streets
of small
cumulus		 I lost of a D. plexippus soaring at 200 m before I could get enough data to include it as an observation. Cloud streets were aligned with valley.  Cloudbase was about 1000 m.  Sharp-shinned hawks were soaring at high altitudes.
255 D. Plexippus 3:36 130 m soar circle level 194° - 025° 7.4 m/s - yes - Swifts were foraging at 300 m.
256 D. plexippus 3:42 160 m soar straight level - right - - - yes clouds
dissipating.		 I missed recording the bearing.  Vultures were soaring at 15 m.
Break - 3:53 - - - - - - - - - yes - Swifts were foraging at 300 m.
Resume - 4:13 - - - - - - 032° 5.8 m/s 17.5°C - small
cumulus 		A D. plexippus was flying at 250 m.
- - 4:40 - - - - - - 019° 4.5 m/s 15.5°C yes Small cumulus High scans with binoculars were not productive.  A hawk was soaring.
257 D. plexippus 4:53 160 m soar straight - S right 007° 6.0 m/s - yes - Lost sight of butterfly against sun.  Swifts were foraging at 120 m.