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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 
125 D. plexippus 1:21 160 m soar straight,
circle		 climb 155° right 341° 6.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 130 m.  An additional six D. plexippus and a J. coenia were also in the thermal. All of the D. plexippus held right crabbed (right rotated ) headings.
126 D. plexippus 1:23 15 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb 155° - 350° 6.3 m/s - yes - Butterfly started at 3 m, flapped up to thermal, climbed while soaring straight, then began circling at 15 m and drifted downwind with little or no further gain in altitude.
127 J. coenia 1:28 60 m soar,
(flap)		 straight,
erratic		 level 187° right 357° 6.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly only flapped briefly.  A T. lacerata was seen foraging.
128 J. coenia 1:32 100 m soar straight level 162° right 325° 7.2 m/s - yes - A second J. coenia and a D. plexippus were also seen.
129 J. coenia 1:33 30 m flap variable level 148° variable - 5.8 m/s - - - Butterfly had a very erratic track - frequent bursts of flapping flight and frequent changes in heading.
130 D. plexippus 1:38 100 m glide straight descend 210° 255° 328° 8.3 m/s - - - Butterfly descended at a very steep angle - almost a dive.  A P. sennae was also seen.
131 D. plexippus 1:42 12 m glide straight descend 227° 271° 009° 5.8 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen soaring in circles at a very high altitude (presumably about 300 m - near the limit of visibility thorough binoculars).