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Resaca, Georgia; September 28, 1988  (Declination = 2W: 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.
Am.
Temp.
Thrm.
Act.
Cloud
Types
82 D. plexippus 7:45 130 m soar,
flap
straight,
variable
level 265° - calm - - - - -
83 D. plexippus 7:48 100 m flap straight level 267° 240° calm - - - - -
84 D. plexippus 7:50 130 m soar straight level 284° 227° calm - - - Cloud layer filling in -
85 D. plexippus 7:53 250 m soar - - - - calm - - - - Perfect viewing conditions - no haze or fog, clouds for background. Missed some data anyway.
86 D. plexippus 7:56 130 m flap,
soar
straight level 262° 233° calm - - - - -
87 D. plexippus 7:59 - - - - 263° - calm - - - - Lost track of butterfly before all data could be recorded.
- - 8:00 - - - - - - calm - 18.5°C - - WW: Same pattern of targets that I'm seeing. Radar targets are already becoming organized into groups indicating thermals.
88 D. plexippus 8:12 130 m soar straight level 263° 220° calm - - - - WW: Balloon track showed that wind above inversion is ESE, swinging to SE at higher levels.
89 D. plexippus 8:14 130 m soar straight,
(erratic),
straight
level 273° 235° calm - - - - Another D. plexippus flapping at 115 m.
90 D. plexippus 8:19 60 m flap erratic level 262° - calm - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Approximately 10 min. break.

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