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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  September 30, 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 
73 D. plexippus 10:07 20 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb 177° right 359° 4.0 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 10 m, flapped up to a thermal, circle and soared, and climbed to 20 m.  A second D. plexippus was also seen.
74 D. plexippus 10:11 60 m soar circle climb 172° - 152° 6.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 60 m and circled and soared upward.  Another D. plexippus was also seen.
75 D. plexippus 10:13 200 m soar straight level 189° WSW 353° 3.1 m/s - yes - Butterfly soared straight .  A second D. plexippus was seen flying at a higher altitude then #75.
76 D. plexippus 10:16 160 m soar circle level 176° - 358° 3.4 m/s - yes - Three more D. plexippus were seen, one of which was circling at a lower altitude then #76.  Migrants had been visible only through binoculars since about 10:05.
77 D. plexippus 10:20 20 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb 200° 287° 004° 1.8 m/s - yes - A second, higher, D. plexippus was also seen.
78 D. plexippus 10:22 6 m flap,
glide		 straight,
variable,
straight		 climb,
descend		 198° 260° 358° 2.7 m/s - - - Butterfly climbed to 6 m and then glided back down.  Another D. plexippus was flying at 2 m.  There was less convective activity than earlier in the day.