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Resaca, Georgia; September 28, 1988  (Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction)
Num. Species Type 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
91 D. plexippus 8:31 160 m soar straight level 267° 237° calm - - - - Two more D. plexippus observed, one soaring at 100 m. WW: D. plexippus in layer at 150 m.
92 D. plexippus 8:35 115 m soar straight level 267° 254° calm - - - - John Westbrook seeing 1/min in theodolite.
93 D. plexippus 8:37 200 m soar straight level 272° 247° calm - - - - WW: 10% of targets are flapping at 10 hertz, the rest are soaring or gliding.
94 D. plexippus 8:40 200 m soar straight level 272° 272° calm - - - overcast 2 more D. plexippus seen - one at 100 m and flying straight, one circling.
95 D. plexippus 8:42 12 m glide,
flap		 straight descend,
climb,
level		 274° - 056° 1.3 m/s - - - -
96 D. plexippus 8:50 200 m soar straight level 257° 228° 072° <1.0 m/s - - - -
97 D. plexippus 8:53 - soar straight level 250° 220° 058° <1.0 m/s 20.0°C - - A second D. plexippus was circling.
98 D. plexippus 8:58 200 m soar straight level 262° left 147° <1.0 m/s - - - Another D. plexippus observed at same altitude. WW: Layer of targets at 200 m, oriented at 220 and gradually gaining altitude.
99 D. plexippus 9:02 200 m soar straight level 253° 238° 096° 1.0 m/s - - strato-
cumulus
clearing		 -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - clouds
clearing		 Radar is down. Wayne working on it.

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