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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 9, 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 - 9:45 - - - - - - - - 17.5° yes cumulus
puff		 WW:  Radar was not detecting any targets.  A vulture was soaring at 30 m.  The top of the inversion was 1400 m.  The temperature at the top was 7°C.
Resume - 9:49 - - - - - - 132° 3.8 m/s - yes - There were no D. plexippus foraging at flowers.  Swifts were foraging at 24 m.  Heat waves (thermals) were visible.
404 D. plexippus 10:20 30 m soar straight level,
climb		 290° 243° 170° 5.8 m/s 18.5°C yes - Butterfly started at 25 m and climbed to 30 m while soaring straight ahead.
405 D. plexippus 10:24 10 m glide straight,
turn		 descend 285° 226° 170° 4.5 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 10 m and glided down to 1 m.  It turned sharply as it approached the ground and began to forage.
406 D. plexippus 10:28 - flap straight descend - - - - - - - I saw the butterfly too late to record most of the data.
407 D. plexippus 10:32 30 m soar,
glide		 circle,
straight		 level,
climb,
descend		 294° 205° 171° 5.8 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 30 m and circled and soared, but without gaining additional altitude.  It then soared straight, gained altitude, then glided back down.  Two more D. plexippus were seen in the thermal.  WW:  Radar showed targets at approx. 100 m.