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Resaca, Georgia;  September 28, 1988  (Declination = 2W:  Subtract for True Bearing , True Heading and True Wind Direction)
Num. Species Time Flight Behavior Weather Field Notes
I II III IV V a V b 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
100 D. plexippus 9:17 200 m soar straight level 273° left 053° <0.5 m/s - - clear
sky. 		Two high-flying D. plexippus lost from view against the sky.
101 D. plexippus 9:22 100 m glide,
flap		 straight descend,
level		 237° 237° - - - - - Two more D. plexippus seen.
- - 9:44 - - - - - - - - - yes thermal
puff. 		J. coenia and P. sennae are active. Wind noted as "picking up" but no data recorded.
102 D. plexippus 9:53 130 m soar circle level 273° - 063° 5.0 m/s - - - A Vanessa atalanta seen near van.
- - 10:01 - - - - - - 084° 1.0 m/s 23.0°C - - -
103 D. plexippus 10:07 100 m soar erratic level 266° - 134° 1.8 m/s - - - -
- - 10:09 - - - - - - - - - yes - Vultures soaring.  A B. philenor flew by.  Balloon track indicates wind from NE.
- - 10:19 - - - - - - - - - - - Radar back in action.
- - 10:30 - - - - - - 118° 1.8 m/s 25.5°C yes cirrus Swifts foraging.  WW: Layer of targets is gone. Convection has developed.
- - 10:50 - - - - - - - - - yes - Flock of hawks soaring at 300 m. Swifts also present.
- - 10:59 - - - - - - 178° 2.3 m/s 26.0°C yes - Dust devil passed through.
104 P. sennae 11:00 2 m flap straight level 170° left - - - yes thermal
puffs		 Vultures are soaring, and swallows are foraging. balloon indicates a SSW wind.
105 D. plexippus 11:13 200 m soar circle climb 323° - 155° 1.6 m/s - yes - A second D. plexippus and swifts were in same thermal.

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