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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 7, 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 
333 D. plexippus - - flap straight descend,
level		 S - 185° 2.5 m/s - - - Butterfly flapped down and began flying level.  Because the butterfly was flying upwind, it may have been foraging.
334 D. plexippus 9:23 1 m flap straight level,
landed		 237° - 191° 0.5 m/s - - - Butterfly landed and immediately took off again and was investigating flowers as it flew along.
335 D. plexippus 9:26 2 m straight,
circle,
straight		 flap,
soar,
glide		 climb,
level,
descend		 223° - 190° 1.8 m/s - yes - Missed recording highest altitude. Butterfly started at 2 m, climbed to a thermal and soared in circles a few times, then glided back down.
336 D. plexippus 9:33 15 m flap,
soar		 straight level,
climb		 S - 293° 1.5 m/s - yes - Butterfly was off to one side.  It soared straight across lift.  A second D. plexippus was also seen.  Two red-tailed hawks were soaring in a thermal.
337 D. plexippus 9:36 12 m flap,
soar		 straight level,
climb,
level		 258° 265° calm - - yes - Butterfly started at 2 m, climbed to a thermal at 12 m and began to soar straight.  
338 D. plexippus 9:41 100 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 level,
climb		 165° 222 261° 3 m/s - yes - -
339 D. plexippus 9:46 200 m soar circle climb E - - - - yes - Butterfly vanished upward while climbing rapidly in a thermal.  Swifts were foraging.