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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 5, 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 
282 D. plexippus 10:44 130 m flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
descend,
climb		 217° left 145° 1.2 m/s - yes - Butterfly flapped up to 8 m and then flapped back down, encountered a thermal and started circling and soaring, climbed to 130 m, before it left the thermal and began gliding back down.  WW:  Radar was detecting butterfly-like targets up to an altitude of 245 m.  Vultures were soaring at 60 m.  
Break - 10:48 - - - - - - - - - - - I checked on how things were going in the radar room.
Resume - 10:53 - - - - - - - - - - - Wind at altitude was from SW.  High scans through binoculars were not productive.
- - 11:00 - - - - - - 170° 1.8 m/s - - - A D. plexippus flew by off to one side.
283 D. plexippus 11:05 0.3 m flap straight level 217° left - - 22.5°C yes - Butterfly stayed close to the ground.  A foraging D. plexippus and a flock of vultures were also seen.
Break - - - - - - - - - - - - - Break presumed to start at 11:06.
Resume - 11:22 - - - - - - - - - - - -