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  Table II d, Page 10Resaca, Georgia; September 27, 1988 (Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction) |
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| 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 |
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| Resume | - | 3:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | 3:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Two more B. philenor passed by. WW: No targets being detected. |
| - | - | 3:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | yes | - | Swifts foraging. One J. coenia flew by. |
| - | - | 4:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 091° | 2.3 m/s | 26.5°C | yes | - | Swallows and an A. junius foraging. |
| 65 | D. plexippus | 4:36 | 45 m | soar | circle, erratic |
climb, level |
299° | - | 173° | 2.7 m/s | - | yes | - | The D. plexippus was approached by swifts. A second D. plexippus was seen gliding down off to one side. A B. philenor flew by at 1 m above the ground. |
| 66 | D. plexippus | 4:44 | 200 m | soar | circle | climb | 001° | - | 165° | <1.0 m/s | - | yes | - | Swifts foraging. |
| 67 | B. philenor | 4:50 | 1 m | flap | straight | level | 233° | 205° | 150° | 2.3 m/s | - | - | - | - |
| 68 | D. plexippus | 4:55 | 30 m | flap, soar |
straight, circle, straight |
level, climb, level |
293° | left | 152° | 1.0 m/s | - | - | - | Swifts foraging. |
| - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 155° | 1.0 m/s | 26.0°C | - | - | - |
| 69 | B. philenor | 5:19 | 3 m | flap | straight | level climb |
125° | - | 166° | 1.0 m/s | - | - | - | - |
| 70 | D. plexippus | 5:27 | 20 m | flap, soar, glide |
straight, circle, straight |
level, climb, level |
NW | - | 162° | 1.8 m/s | - | yes | - | The butterfly was approached by swifts. |
| 71 | D. plexippus | 5:30 | 45 m | glide, soar |
straight, circle |
descend, climb, level |
- | - | 167° | 1.1 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly was too far to one side for me to get its bearing. Flew through flock of swifts. Two more D. plexippus were observed descending. |
| Quit | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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