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  Table X g - Page 75Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 7, 1987; (Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction) |
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| 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 |
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| - | - | 11:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 330° | 5.1 m/s | 19.5°C | - | - | A D. plexippus was seen flying close to the ground. WW: Radar showed that maximum altitude for targets was 1 km and that target density was decreasing at all altitudes. |
| 355 | D. plexippus | 11:37 | 12 m | flap | straight, turn |
climb, landed? |
218 | 218 | 270 | 1.9 m/s | - | - | - | Butterfly started at 1 m, climbed to 12 m, then turned towards trees. It may have landed. |
| - | - | 12:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Swifts observed foraging earlier. WW: Radar showed that most targets were below 400 m with only an occasional cluster at 800 m. |
| Break | - | 12:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | WW: Radar indicated that targets seemed to be coming off of ridges to the west of field site. |
| - | - | 12:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 292° | 2.2 m/s | 20.5°C | - | - | - |
| Break | - | 12:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Resume | - | 1:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | W to NW |
5.4 m/s | 22.5°C | yes | cumulus starting to decay |
Two D. plexippus flew down the runway. Swifts were foraging at 60 m. We saw very little activity during lunch, and during trip to the top of ridge W of the Airport. |