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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 
422 D. plexippus 1:19 160 m soar circle climb W right - - - yes - Butterfly was climbing nearly straight up and I could not get a precise bearing.  The thermal was still at the field.
423 D. plexippus 1:22 160 m soar straight level 285° right 178° 3.6 m/s - yes - The thermal was still at the field.  Swifts were foraging at 60 m.
424 D. plexippus 1:30 30 m glide
flap		 straight descend,
level		 258° 204° 139° 2.5 m/s - - - Butterfly (from thermal?) started at 30 m and glided down to 0.5 m.
425 D. plexippus 1:34 10 m flap straight climb 279° left 135° 3.4 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 5 m and flapped up to 10 m.  A second D. plexippus was seen off to one side.  WW:  Most of the targets being detected by radar were smaller than butterflies.
426 Dragonfly 1:40 60 m flap straight level 350° left 148° 2.5 m/s - - - Species unknown - size of Pantela flavescens  A P. sennae flew by off to one side.
427 D. plexippus 1:48 15 m flap straight descend,
level,
climb		 265° left 184° 2.0 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 3 m, flapped down to 1 m, then flapped up to 15 m as it approached the trees on the opposite side of the runway.
428 D. plexippus 1:54 5 m flap straight descend,
level,
climb		 259° 220° 177° 2.2 m/s - - - Altitude of butterfly varied between 0.5 m and 1 m.  It flapped up to 5 m as it approached the trees.
429 D. plexippus 1:59 5 m flap straight level 255° - 167° 2.2 m/s - - - -