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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
18 T. lacerata 1:49 - flap straight descend W - - - - - - Two more T. lacerata were seen.  A Pantala flavescens  was observed descending from 22 m, bearing W.
- - 1:51 - - - - - - 312° <1.0 m/s - - - Dragonflies were apparently descending.
19 D. plexippus 1:52 - flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle		 climb,
descend		 SW - - - 28.5°C yes -

Missed recording altitude but diagram in field notes indicates that the butterfly was flapping,then encounted a thermal and circled and soared, then glided down.
20 T. lacerata 2:03 12 m flap,
soar		 erratic level S - - - - - - Two more T. lacerata observed.
21 J. coenia 2:05 30 m (flap),
soar		 circle climb 182° - 002° 1.8 m/s - yes - Hawks were soaring, and spiderlings were ballooning.
22 D. plexippus 2:14 100 m soar circle climb 183° - 332° 1.2 m/s 29.5°C yes - Swifts were in thermal.
23 T. lacerata - 30 m flap straight,
erratic		 descend,
level		 154° left var. light - - - Appeared to start foraging near ground.  A D. plexippus and a Libellula pulchella (twelve-spot skimmer) flew by.
24 J. coenia 2:31 45 m flap,
soar		 circle,
erratic		 climb 154° - N - yes - Swallow dove at the J coenia but the butterfly apparently evaded capture.
25 B. philenor 2:49 0.5 m flap straight level W - - - - yes scattered
cu's		 -
26 D. plexippus 3:01 30 m soar,
glide,
soar		 circle,
straight,
circle		 level,
descend,
climb		 222° (234°) 296° 1.1 m/s 29.5°C yes - Swifts foraging in thermal with butterfly.
27 D. plexippus 3:14 150 m soar circle climb 275° - 328° 1.0 m/s - yes - Vultures soaring.  A P. sennae flew by.

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