 Table XIII h - Page 107
Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 10, 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 |
507 |
P. sennae |
3:58 |
1 m |
flap |
straight,
landed |
level,
landed |
173° |
right |
284° |
0.7 m/s |
- |
- |
- |
A P. sennae with a bearing of 152° was also
seen. |
508 |
P. sennae |
4:00 |
2 m |
flap |
straight |
level |
153° |
right |
calm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A P. sennae flying at 10 m was also seen. |
Break |
- |
4:05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
27.5°C |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Following observation was made at Calhoun outdoor
aircraft museum near airport for . |
509 |
P. sennae |
4:48 |
2 m |
flap |
straight |
level |
179° |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Another P. sennae and a J. coenia were
also seen. |
- |
- |
4:55 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25.5°C |
- |
- |
Following observations were made at the parking lot of
the motel in Calhoun. |
510 |
D. plexippus |
5:06 |
10 m |
glide,
flap,
soar |
straight,
circle |
descend,
level,
climb |
WSW |
- |
NW |
near
calm |
- |
yes |
- |
Butterfly glided down from 10 m, continued in level
flight by flapping, encountered a thermal, switched to circling and soaring and began to
gain altitude. |
511 |
P. sennae |
5:11 |
30 m |
flap |
straight |
straight |
SSE |
- |
calm |
- |
- |
yes |
- |
Swifts were foraging. |
512 |
D. plexippus |
5:16 |
60 m |
soar,
glide,
soar |
circle
straight,
circle |
level |
SW |
- |
NW |
light |
- |
yes |
- |
Butterfly circled, then soared straight, then circled
again. |