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Resaca, Georgia; September 26, 1988  (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.
Path		 Vert. 
Path		 Mag.
Bear.		 Mag.
Head.		 Wind
Dir.		 Wind
Vel.		 Amb.
Temp.		 Thrm.
Act.		 Cloud
Types
28 J. coenia - 30 m flap erratic descend S - 328° 1.0 m/s - yes - Swifts in thermal with butterfly.
29 P. sennae 3:40 4 m flap straight level 170° - 027° 1.4 m/s - - - -
30 J. coenia 3:43 45 m soar,
glide,
flap		 straight,
circle 		level,
descend,
climb		 207° - 042° 1.0 m/s - yes - A T. lacerata flew by.
31 B. philenor 3:49 20 m flap straight level 250° 250° calm - - yes - -
32 J. coenia 3:54 45 m soar,
glide		 circle,
straight		 level,
descend		 244° - 321° <1.0 m/s 28.5°C yes - A second J. coenia + dragonfly was in the thermal
- - - - - - - - - - - - yes - Hawks and swallows in thermals. WW: Radar showing far fewer (butterfly-like) targets aloft than earlier.
33 D. plexippus 4:39 1 m glide,
flap		 straight descend 265° 265° calm - 28.5°C yes - Approximately 40 swifts in the thermal.
- - 4:59 - - - - - - - - 27.0°C yes cu's in
streets,
NE to SW		 A P. flavescens, an Anax junius (Green Darner) , and a B. philenor flew by.
34 D. plexippus 5:21 15 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 level,
climb		 NE - SW - - yes - A second D. plexippus in thermal.  A dust devil passed through.
35 D. plexippus 5:21 15 m flap,
soar,
flap		 straight,
circle,
straight		 descend,
climb,
level		 300° (left) 170° <1.0 m/s - - - -
36 D. plexippus 5:26 15 m glide,
flap		 straight descend,
level		 300° left 140° 1.6 m/s - - - A second D. plexippus flew by.

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