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  Table III q - Page 28Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; September 30, 1987; (Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction) |
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| 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 |
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| 169 | D. plexippus | 4:17 | 30 m | soar, glide, flap, soar |
circle, straight, circle |
descend, level, climb |
172° | right | 334° | 4.0 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly descended to 12 m, then flapped up to 25 m and began soaring and circling again. Appeared to be 'working' lift. |
| 170 | D. plexippus | 4:21 | 30 m | glide, flap |
straight | descend | 222° | 270° | 340° | 4.5 m/s | - | - | - | Butterfly descended to 12 m then began flapping upward. |
| 171 | D. plexippus | 4:26 | 100m | soar | straight | level | 180° | 235° | 342° | 1.8 m/s | - | yes | - | Several more D. plexippus were seen in the thermal. An individual D. plexippus was seen flying low. |
| 172 | D. plexippus | 4:29 | 30 m | flap | straight | level | 177° | left | 355° | 4.0 m/s | - | yes | - | A nighthawk was soaring in a thermal. |
| 173 | D. plexippus | 4:29 | 160 m | soar | straight, circle |
level, climb |
137° | - | 323° | 2.0 m/s | - | yes | 40% cloud cover |
Butterfly circled and soared at the same altitude for awhile, then encountered stronger lift and began gaining altitude. Another D. plexippus was seen flying near the limit of observation with 7 x 35 binoculars (aprox. 300 m). |
| 174 | A. junius | 4:35 | 60 m | flap | straight | level | 189° | left | 353° | 1.6 m/s | - | - | - | Six T. lacerata were also seen. They were flying at 100 m and had bearings of about 170°. |
| 175 | T. lacerata | 4:42 | 30 m | flap | straight, (erratic) |
level | 163° | - | 003° | 1.8 m/s | - | - | - | - |
| 176 | J. coenia | 4:46 | 100 m | flap | straight, erratic |
level | 155° | - | 025° | 3.6 m/s | - | - | - | Butterfly was viewed against a background of clouds. |