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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.		 Dir.
Wind		 Wind
Vel.		 Amb.
Temp.		 Thrm.
Act.		 Cloud
Types
166 D. plexippus 10:57 25 m soar circle,
straight		 climb 292° (left) 143° 3.8 m/s 29.5°C yes cu's
building		 A P. sennae flew by.  Swifts foraging, hawks soaring.
167 D. plexippus 11:06 100 m soar circle,
straight		 climb 330° (left) 139° 3.2 m/s - yes - Another D. plexippus seen.
168 D. plexippus 11:09 100 m soar straight level 328° left 140° 5.0 m/s - yes - -
Break - 11:10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resume - 11:24 - - - - - - - - - yes fair
weather
cu's		 Thermal passed through field site. Swifts foraging at 60 m.  WW:  Radar shows quite a few butterfly-like targets.
169 D. plexippus 11:38 130 m soar straight level 315° left 167° 7.7 m/s - yes 50%
cloud
cover		 Another D. plexippus flew by off to one side.
170 D. plexippus 11:40 100 m soar straight level 311° 231° 154° 6.1 m/s - yes cloud
streets
forming		 -
- - 12:06 - - - - - - 145° 5.0 m/s 28.5°C yes - Swifts foraging.
171 J. coenia 12:13 30 m soar,
flap		 erratic,
circle		 level 294° - 123° 5.9 m/s - yes - -
172 D. plexippus 12:17 100 m soar straight,
(circle)		 level 312° (left) 139° 5.0 m/s - yes cloud
streets		 -
173 B. philenor - 0.5 m flap straight level,
landed		 SW - - - - - - Butterfly landed briefly, then took off and continued on same track.  WW: Cloud base at 1,200 m, targets at 1,400 m.  Butterfly-like targets in clouds.

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