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Table V a,  Page 26 Resaca, Georgia;  September 30, 1988  (Declination = 2°W:  Subtract 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
-	-	6:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	calm	-	17.0°C	-	cirrus, fog, alto- cumulus	-
-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Swifts are flapping to stay aloft.
194	D. plexippus	6:58	160 m	soar	straight	level	297°	left	calm	-	-	-	-	Sun is one diameter over horizon.
-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.5°C	-	-	WW:  Radar shows only a few birds per square mile.
195	D. plexippus	7:23	200 m	soar	straight	level	273°	left	calm	-	-	-	-	Radar-reflective balloon rose straight up for 30 m, then drifted NW. Wind above inversion is SE.
196	D. plexippus	7:25	130 m	soar	straight	level	283°	-	calm	-	-	-	-	-
197	D. plexippus	7:32	100 m	soar	straight	level	288°	230°	calm	-	-	-	-	-
198	D. plexippus	7:35	100 m	soar	straight	level	284°	230°	calm	-	-	-	-	-
199	D. plexippus	7:39	200 m	soar	straight	level	276°	224°	calm	-	-	-	-	Two more at 120 m. WW:  Radar shows some (butterfly-like) targets up there.
Break	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10 minute break.
200	D. plexippus	8:01	100 m	soar	straight	level	277°	224°	calm	-	21.5°C	-	-	Another D. plexippus flew by. Radar-reflective balloon rose straight up for 15 m before drifting NW.
201	D. plexippus	8:17	60 m	flap, soar	straight, variable, straight	climb, level	269°	214°	calm	-	-	-	-	Swifts foraging.

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