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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 5, 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 
- - 9:34 - - - - - - 194° 1.0 m/s 16.0°C - - -
272 D. plexippus - 60 m soar,
glide		 circle,
straight		 climb,
level
descend		 224° left calm - - yes - Butterfly started at 6 m, circled up to 60 m, soared straight for awhile, then glided down over a tree to 20 m.  A second D. plexippus was also in the thermal.
273 D. plexippus 10:05 160 m soar circle climb 229° - 049° 1.0 m/s - yes - I lost sight of the butterfly as it rapidity gained altitude while circling and soaring.
274 D. plexippus 10:14 100 m flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
glide		 level,
climb,
descend		 215° - 187° 0.2 m/s - yes - Butterfly was flapping at 4 m when in encountered a thermal switched to circling and soaring. It rapidly gained altitude but stopped circling at 100 m and began gliding down.  Several other D. plexippus had a similar flight.  The butterflies would fly by low, then start soaring in circles in thermals generated by the runway, then brake off circling at about 100 m and start gliding back down.
275 D. plexippus 10:17 3 m flap straight level,
climb		 226° - - - - - - Butterfly started at 1 m and began to climb as it approached the trees.  Two more D. plexippus were seen, another one flying low and one that was foraging.