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left arrowarrow leftTable VIII g -  Page 57
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 
- - 1:12 - - - - - - 209° 1.8 m/s - - - -
Break - 1:16 - - - - - - - - - - - I took another break to watch the radar display.
Resume - 1:38 - - - - - - 174° 2.0 m/s - - - -
290 P. sennae 1:41 1 m flap straight level 176° - - - - - - -
291 D. plexippus 1:42 2 m flap straight level,
variable		 227° 206° 171° 2.7 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 0.5 m, climbed to 3 m, then descended. A P. sennae was also seen.
292 P. sennae 1:47 0.5 m flap straight variable 167° - 168° 3.8 m/s - yes - Butterfly oscillated between about 0.3 m and 0.5 m.  A second P. sennae was seen flying off to one side. A flock of swifts were foraging.
293 P. sennae 1:53 3 m flap straight level,
variable		 176° - 156° 1.3 m/s - - - Butterfly started at 1 m, descended to 0.5 m, climbed to 3 m, then descended again.  A J. coenia was also seen.
294 P. sennae 1:58 3 m flap straight level,
variable		 187° - 170° 2.2 m/s 24.5°C - none Butterfly oscillated between 2 m and 3 m.  Two more P. sennae were seen off to one side.
295 P. sennae 2:01 3 m flap straight level 202° - 166° 4.2 m/s - yes - A D. plexippus was seen to land.  A large flock of vultures was also seen.