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Resaca, Georgia; September 26, 1988  (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.
Path		 Vert. 
Path		 Mag.
Bear.		 Mag.
Head.		 Wind
Dir.		 Wind
Vel.		 Amb.
Temp		 Thrm.
Act.		 Cloud
Types
1 Battus philenor 9:41 2 m flap straight level 250° - - - - - - Wingbeats of B. philenor (pipevine swallowtail) were more fluttery than usual.
2 Danaus plexippus 9:47 0.5 m flap variable level 168° - 345° 1.6 m/s - yes - Butterfly appeared old (i.e. faded and worn) - probably was not a migrant.   Swifts were foraging and vultures were soaring to 45 m.  A  Phoebis sennae (cloudless sulphur) was foraging.
- - 10:07 - - - - - - 347° 2.3 m/s - yes - -
3 D. plexippus 10:09 150 m soar straight level 190° - 347° 2.3 m/s 25.5°C yes thermal
puffs		 Wind had become gusty - thermals were  developing.
4 D. plexippus 10:36 20 m flap straight climb 210° - 347° 2.3 m/s - - - The D. plexippus also appeared  old.  It was chased by a Junonia coenia (common buckeye).  WW:  Radar detected a few low targets that did not show a consistent pattern of orientation.
5 D. plexippus 10:56 30 m soar circle,
straight		 climb,
level		 190° - 335° 2.7 m/s 25.5°C yes - Butterfly started at 20 m.  Vultures were soaring,   swallows and swifts were foraging in flocks.
6 Tramea lacerata - 10 m flap,
soar		 erratic level S - N - - yes strato-
cumulus		 A dragonfly with two common names -  jagged-edged saddleba and black. saddlebag.   A P. sennae also flew past.
7 B. philenor - - flap straight climb 222° - 347° 3.5 m/s - yes - This B. philenor had more fluttery flight than usual.   Swifts were  foraging.
8 Phoebis sennae 11:30 - flap straight level 180° left 348° 2.2 m/s - - - -
- - 11:35 - - - - - - - - - - - WW: Radar showed that no butterfly-like targets were flying above 300 m.
9 B. philenor 11:44 1 m flap straight level 275° right 346° 3.0 m/s 25.5°C - - -

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