 Table XI f - Page 88
Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 8, 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 |
Break |
- |
3:30 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resume |
- |
3:41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
J. coenia were foraging on flowers. |
- |
- |
3:45 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
yes |
- |
Swifts and a sharp-shinned hawk were at 200 m, vultures were
soaring at 15 m. |
- |
- |
4:00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17.0°C |
- |
- |
- |
400 |
A. vanillae |
4:06 |
3 m |
flap |
curved,
erratic |
erratic |
167° |
- |
344° |
3.8 m/s |
- |
- |
clear |
The track of the butterfly curved to the east and it's altitude
varied between 1 and 3 m. |
Break |
- |
4:20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resume |
- |
4:36 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Released a balloon. WW: Radar showed that targets were
still there, still high, but decreasing in abundance. |
Break |
- |
4:45 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resume |
- |
5:14 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
353° |
1.6 m/s |
16.5°C |
- |
no
clouds |
- |
- |
- |
5:20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Another air sonde was launched. |
- |
- |
5:28 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A swift was foraging. |