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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  September 29, 1987;  
(Magnetic 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
- - 9:30 - - - - - - 170° 4.9 m/s - - - -
- - 9:39 - - - - - - 147° 3.6 m/s - - - -
Break - 9:40 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resume - 9:47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
40 D. plexippus 9:49 12 m glide straight descend 298° left 139° 3.1 m/s - yes - Butterfly glided down from 12 m to 6 m.  Vultures were soaring.  Visit the Turkey Vulture Society for information about vultures.
41 D. plexippus 9:55 12 m flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
descend		 320° 275° 116° 4.0 m/s 24.5°C yes broken
strato-
cumulus		 Butterfly started at 1 m, flapped up to a thermal and began circling and soaring, climbed to 12 m, then glided back down.  A vulture was soaring.
42 D. plexippus 10:01 20 m soar,
glide		 circle,
straight		 level,
descend		 289° left 159° 3.4 m/s - yes broken
strato-
cumulus		 Strato-cumulus was breaking up and changing into scattered cumulus.
43 D. plexippus 10:07 12 m flap,
soar,
glide,		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
descend		 311° 232° 143° 4.0 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 1 m, flapped up to a thermal, circled and soared up to 12 m, then glided back down to 6 m.  A vulture was soaring.
44 D. plexippus 10:10 1 m flap straight level 305° left 140° 6.0 m/s - - - An A. vanillae and a P. sennae were also seen.