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left arrowarrow leftTable VIII h -  Page 58
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 
296 P. sennae 2:05 2 m flap straight,
erratic		 level,
variable		 152° - 173° 2.5 m/s - - - Altitude of butterfly averaged 2 m.  It flew over my insect net, then continued on as before.
297 P. sennae 2:12 4 m flap straight level,
variable		 207° - 142° 3.6 m/s - - - Butterfly oscillated between 1 - 2 m, and 2 - 4 m.  A second J. sennae was seen that had the same flight pattern.
298 D. plexippus 2:19 1 m flap straight level,
variable		 230° - 169° 2.7 m/s - - - Butterfly oscillated between 0.5 m and 1 m. Two more D. plexippus were also observed.
299 P. sennae 2:19 2 m flap straight level,
variable		 133° - 176° 2.0 m/s - - - Butterfly oscillated between 0.3 m and 2 m and was drifted strongly by the cross wind.
- - 2:22 - - - - - - - - - - - A great southern white, Ascia monuste, flew by.
Break - - - - - - - - - - - - - I released another radar-reflective balloon.
Resume - 2:33 - - - - - - - - - - - A D. plexippus was observed off to one side.  The butterfly was in a thermal and climbed to 30 m before leaving the thermal and descending.
300 A. vanillae 2:39 1 m flap straight level,
variable		 148° - 164° 4.5 m/s - - - -