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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 3, 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
Start - 8:00 - - - - - - 352° 5.7 m/s 9.5°C yes none Vultures and swifts were foraging.
Break - 8:15 - - - - - - - - - - cumulus
puffs		 -
Resume - 9:16 - - - - - - 020° 6.7 m/s 11.5°C yes small,
scattered,
cumulus		 -
Break - 9:33 - - - - - - 010° 4.7 m/s - yes - Swifts and vultures were foraging.
Resume - 11:39 - - - - - - 353° 6.3 m/s 14.5°C yes scattered
cumulus		 -
249 D. plexippus 11:55 130 m soar circle level - - - - - yes - Lost sight of butterfly against the glare of the sky.  A second D. plexippus was seen flying at about 250 m
250 D. plexippus 11:58 130 m soar circle level 223° - 030° 4.0 m/s 15.0°C yes - -
251 D. plexippus 12:06 100 m soar straight level 223° 266° 007° 2.9 m/s - yes - Butterfly was at least 100 m.  A second D. plexippus was also in the thermal.  Vultures were soaring.
252 D. plexippus 12:13 100 m soar - - SSW - - - - yes - Lost sight of butterfly against the glare of the sky.  Swifts were foraging.
253 J. coenia - 5 m flap erratic erratic 202° - - - - - - May have been foraging.