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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 7, 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 
378 D. plexippus 4:08 30 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 level,
climb		 158° - 352° 4.9 m/s - yes - Butterfly was flapping along at 5 m when it encountered a thermal and began to soar in circles and gain altitude, climbing to 30 m.
379 D. plexippus 4:10 30 m flap,
soar		 straight,
circle		 level,
climb		 163° - 347° 4.9 m/s - yes - Butterfly was flying level at 1 m when it encountered a thermal, probably the same thermal used by the previous two migrants, and began to soar in circles and gain altitude., climbing to 30 m.
Break - 4:11 - - - - - - - - - - - WW: Radar showed abundant targets up to an altitude of 1 km.  This was the maximum density of targets seen since the radar station arrived at the field site.
380 D. plexippus 4:15 15 m flap,
soar		 straight climb 150° - 340° 4.5 m/s - yes - Butterfly climbed to a thermal and continued gain altitude while soaring straight ahead.  It never circled.
381 Underwing
moth 		- 8 m flap straight level 158° right 344° 4.5 m/s - - - Moth (Noctuidae - unknown species) took off from the ground or from low vegetation.  Underwings usually hide on the bark of trees.
- - 4:23 - - - - - - - - - - - WW:  Targets were even more abundant than before (since releasing air sonde at 4:11)
- - 4:25 - - - - - - - - 19.5°C - - -