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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 
141 D. plexippus 2:19 160 m soar straight level 220° 253° 028° 5.8 m/s - yes - A T. lacerata was also seen.
142 D. plexippus 2:22 130 m soar straight level 177° 245° 010° 3.6 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was also seen.
Break - 2:24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
143 D. plexippus 2:46 10 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 climb,
level		 188° - 010° 3.1 m/s 24.0°C yes - Butterfly climbed by flapping, then while soaring straight, then switched to circling and stopped climbing.  A second D. plexippus was seen descending.  It had a SW or W bearing and a NW heading.
144 D. plexippus 2:54 130 m soar straight,
circle		 level 202° right 354° 1.8 m/s - yes - -
145 D. plexippus 2:57 100 m soar circle climb 186° - 002° 7.8 m/s - yes - Migrant started from 60 m and quickly circled up to 100 m.  A second D. plexippus was also in the thermal and a P. sennae was flying along the runway.
146 D. plexippus 3:01 130 m soar straight level 193° 247° 004° 7.2 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus was seen flying at 130 m.
147 D. plexippus 3:05 130 m soar straight climb 204° 254° 007° 2.7 m/s - yes - Butterfly was climbing while soaring straight.  I lost sight of it against the glare of the blue sky.
148 J. coenia 3:07 60 m flap erratic level 186° right 358° 4.9 m/s - yes - Two more D. plexippus were also seen, one descending rapidly and one soaring in circles.