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  Table IV f - Page 38Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 1, 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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| 223 | D. plexippus | 3:59 | 12 m | glide, flap, soar |
straight, circle |
descend, level, climb |
195° | 260° | 360° | 2.9 m/s | - | yes | - | Butterfly started at 5 m, descended to 2 m, climbed back to 12 m, found lift over trees and began soaring in circles. |
| Break | - | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.5°C | yes | - | - |
| Resume | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 358° | 4.0 m/s | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | There was an unexplained 1 hour and 27 minute gap in the record, apparently due to failure of the tape recorder. When the problem was corrected at 5:30, the following summary of the missing data was recorded from memory: Modest numbers dropped down (descended) between 5:00 and 5:30 - many acted as foragers (began investigating flowers, trees, etc.) - most drifted downfield holding Rt. crab (most were gliding and/or soaring S while holding a right rotated heading). |
| Quit | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Five minutes of high scans through binoculars were not productive. |