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Resaca, Georgia; September 29, 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
156 D. plexippus 9:00 100 m soar sinuous,
circle		 level 263° - 062° <0.3 m/s - - - A second D. plexippus seen.
157 D. plexippus 9:05 30 m soar circle,
erratic		 climb,
level		 270° (left) calm - 27.0°C yes - A second one seen.  Swifts foraging.
158 D. plexippus 9:12 15 m glide,
flap,
soar		 straight,
circle,
straight		 descend,
climb,
level		 250° (238°) 096° 2.3 m/s - yes - Three more seen, one was at about 200 m.  Swifts foraging.
159 D. plexippus 9:27 100 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle,
straight		 level,
climb,
level		 285° (left) - - - - - Two more D. plexippus seen.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tape recorder malfunctioned - 30 minutes of data lost.
160 B. philenor 9:54 1 m flap straight level 252° - - - - - - -
161 D. plexippus 9:59 30 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle,
straight		 level,
climb,
level		 272° - 142° 2.3 m/s - yes cumulus WW:  Butterfly-like targets were as high as 1,400 m half hour ago. Now dropping down.
162 D. plexippus 10:16 30 m glide straight descend 292° left 155° 4.5 m/s 26.5°C - - Two more D. plexippus observed.
- - - - - - - - - - - - yes scat.
cu's		 Government official (USDA) and interested neighbors visit site.
163 D. plexippus 10:41 130 m soar straight,
(circle)		 climb 340° (left) 152° 5.6 m/s - yes scat.
cu's		 Another D. plexippus seen.
164 D. plexippus 10:47 250 m soar straight, level 323° left 143° 3.6 m/s - yes - Two more D. plexippus seen.  Thermal passed through site.
165 D. plexippus 10:49 130 m soar circle,
straight		 climb 308° (left) 137° 6.8 m/s - yes - Swifts foraging at 200 m

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