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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 - 10:50 - - - - - - - - - - - A sharp-shinned hawk flew over.  WW:  Radar showed targets approaching from 130°.
Resume - 10:54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
408 V. atalanta 10:58 12 m flap straight level 264° left 147° 3.4 m/s 18.5°C yes - Swifts were foraging at 30 m.
409 D. plexippus 11:11 15 m flap,
glide		 straight climb,
descend		 - 208° 156° 3.4 m/s - - - Butterfly flapped up to 15 m, then glided back down.
Break - 11:15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
410 D. plexippus 11:18 1 m flap straight level 275° left 155° 2.0 m/s - - - -
- - 11:30 - - - - - - - - 19.5C yes - Swifts were foraging at 30 m.
- - 11:35 - - - - - - - - - yes - Vultures were soaring at 60 m.  WW:  Radar screen was blank.
411 D. plexippus 11:47 15 m glide straight descend 242° 220° 149° 3.6 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 15 m and glided down to 1 m.
- - 11:49 - - - - - - calm - - - - Released balloon went straight up.  It was probably released as thermal arrived at field site.
412 P. sennae 12:03 1 m flap straight level,
climb		 120° right 167° 3.8 m/s - yes - Butterfly climbed to 7 m when clearing hanger.  It more or less stayed at 1 m above surface.  Swifts were foraging at 30 m.
413 D. plexippus 12:11 0.5 m flap straight level 241° - 133° 2.7 m/s - yes - Swifts were flying low and vultures were soaring at 100 m.