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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.
Path		 Vert.
Path		 Mag.
Bear.		 Mag.
Head.		 Wind
Dir.		 Wind
Vel.		 Amb.
Temp.		 Thrm.
Act.		 Cloud
Types
122 P. sennae 3:23 2 m flap straight level 183° - calm - - - - -
123 D. plexippus 3:28 30 m soar circle climb - - - - - yes stratus
layer
thicker		 A Eurema nicippe flew by.  Swifts foraging.
Break - 3:29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resume - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
124 D. plexippus 3:46 - soar circle,
straight,
circle		 level,
climb		 293° (left) 113° 1.0 m/s - yes - Three more D. plexippus above 200 m. WW: Orientation of high layer is NW.
125 D. plexippus 4:00 160 m soar circle climb 310° - - - - yes - Swifts foraging.
126 D. plexippus 4:15 130 m glide (erratic) descend 278° (278°) 098° <1.0 m/s - - - An E. nicippe flew by.
127 D. plexippus 4:24 60 m soar circle level 281° - 095° <1.0 m/s 26.5°C yes - A second D. plexippus tracked with theodolite and radar for 1.1 km. Reached an altitude of 208 m.
128 D. plexippus 4:34 100 m soar,
glide,
soar		 circle,
straight		 soar,
glide,
soar		 293° - 097° 0.5 m/s - yes - Many more D. plexippus also in thermal. One was at 60 m. Swifts foraging.
129 T. lacerata 4:55 10 m flap straight level 242° left - - - - - Three more D. plexippus seen off to one side.
- - - - - - - - - - - 26.5°C - - -

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