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Airport in Calhoun, Georgia;  October 10, 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 
507 P. sennae 3:58 1 m flap straight,
landed
level,
landed
173° right 284° 0.7 m/s - - - A P. sennae with a bearing of 152° was also seen.
508 P. sennae 4:00 2 m flap straight level 153° right calm - - - - A P. sennae flying at 10 m was also seen.
Break - 4:05 - - - - - - - - 27.5°C - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Following observation was made at Calhoun outdoor aircraft museum near airport for .
509 P. sennae 4:48 2 m flap straight level 179° - - - - - - Another P. sennae and a J. coenia were also seen.
- - 4:55 - - - - - - - - 25.5°C - - Following observations were made at the parking lot of the motel in Calhoun.
510 D. plexippus 5:06 10 m glide,
flap,
soar
straight,
circle
descend,
level,
climb
WSW - NW near
calm
- yes - Butterfly glided down from 10 m, continued in level flight by flapping, encountered a thermal, switched to circling and soaring and began to gain altitude.
511 P. sennae 5:11 30 m flap straight straight SSE - calm - - yes - Swifts were foraging.
512 D. plexippus 5:16 60 m soar,
glide,
soar
circle
straight,
circle
level SW - NW light - yes - Butterfly circled, then soared straight, then circled again.