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Resaca Georgia; September 28, 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
Flt.		  Vert. 
Flt.		 Mag.
Bear.		 Mag.
Head.		 Wind
Dir.		 Wind
Vel.		 Amb.
Temp.		 Thrm.
Act.		 Cloud
Types
- - 6:27 - - - - - - calm - 14.5°C - strato-
cumulus		 Clouds breaking up. Smoke rising vertically indicates that a nocturnal inversion is present.
- - 7:03 - - - - - - - - - - - WW: Birds and insect-like targets are present. Dispersing from trees? High targets also present.
- - - - - - - - - calm - 15.5°C - broken
strato-
cumulus		 Inversion located at 30 m.
72 D. plexippus 7:19 130 m soar straight level 304° left calm - - - - Another, higher, D. plexippus seen.
73 D. plexippus 7:23 160 m soar straight level 279° SW calm - - - strato-
cumulus		 SE winds aloft.
74 D. plexippus 7:25 160 m soar,
(flap)		 straight,
variable		 level 288° (left) calm - - - - -
75 D. plexippus 7:27 130 m soar straight level 270° 227° calm - - - - -
76 D. plexippus 7:29 130 m soar straight level 275° 235° calm - - - - -
77 D. plexippus 7:32 100 m soar,
flap		 straight level 270° 224° calm - - - - -
78 D. plexippus 7:33 130 m soar,
flap		 straight level 277° left calm - - - broken
strato-
cumulus		 -
79 D. plexippus 7:38 100 m soar straight level 263° 230° calm - - - - -
80 D. plexippus 7:40 130 m soar straight level 255° 225° calm - - - - Swifts foraging.
81 D. plexippus 7:43 130 m soar straight level 268° left calm - - - - -

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