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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 2, 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 
Break - 8:47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
228 D. plexippus 8:50 15 m flap,
soar,
flap		 straight level 282° left 170° 1.6 m/s 13.5°C yes - Butterfly soared straight across an area of lift ( thermal beginning to lift off?).  A second D. plexippus, presumably a forager, was seen flying upwind at 1 m.
229 D. plexippus 9:13 15 m flap,
glide		 straight descend W 233° 159° 1.7 m/s - - - Butterfly flapped, then glided, down to 1 m and landed on vegetation.  Another foraging D. plexippus was seen flying on a 152° bearing (upwind) at 1 - 2 m.  High scans with binoculars were not productive.
230 D. plexippus 9:32 20 m soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
descend		 level,
climb,
descend		 273° 248° 175° 0.5 m/s - yes - Butterfly soared across an area of lift, then began to circle and ascended nearly vertically.  It then left the thermal and glided back down.  Two more D. plexippus were seen:  a high-flying migrant and a low flying forager (presumed).
231 D. plexippus 9:40 15 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
level		 273° left 168° 1.8 m/s 16.5°C yes - Butterfly started at 6 m, climbed to a thermal, circled a few times, then began soaring in a straight line. Another D. plexippus was seen flying at 2 m.  High scans with binoculars were not productive.