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left arrowarrow leftTable VIII i -  Page 59
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 
301 D. plexippus 2:47 3 m flap straight level,
variable		 303° 252° 141° 4.0 m/s 25.5°C - - Butterfly was strongly drifted by the crosswind.  A P. sennae was also seen.
302 P. sennae 2:55 3 m flap straight level,
variable		 177° - 160° 4.5 m/s - - - -
303 D. plexippus - 4 m flap,
glide		 straight level,
variable		 292° 253° 172° 2.2 m/s - - - A second D. plexippus and a P. sennae were also seen.
304 D. plexippus 3:11 0.5 m flap straight level 194° left 147° 1.0 m/s - - - -
305 D. plexippus 3:13 30 m soar,
glide		 circle
straight,		 level,
descend		 286° - calm - - yes - Butterfly quickly gained altitude while soaring straight, levelled off at 30 m and began circling and drifting, then broke off and glided down to trees.
Quit - 3:23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Interlude - - - - - - - - - - - - - We left to get a radio-control model aircraft that I had constructed from a kit. The plan was to use the model to carry meterological instruments to the migrants while they were in flight.