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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 Time 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
106 D. plexippus 11:16 12 m glide,
soar		 straight,
circle		 descend,
climb		 321° (left) 146° 1.6 m/s - yes - Missed recording max. altitude. Butterfly was gliding down when it encountered a thermal at 12 m, began soaring in circles, and climbed out. Two more D. plexippus seen. Swifts foraging, a sharp-shined hawk passed through.
Break - 11:24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Resume - 11:39 - - - - - - 157° 3.2 m/s 28.0°C yes - Dust devil passed through. Swallows and approximately 100 swifts in a thermal.
107 D. plexippus 12:46 45 m flap,
soar,
glide		 straight,
circle,
straight		 climb,
descend		 243° (left) 178° 1.8 m/s - - - Butterfly was approached by swifts. Balloon indicated a S wind.
108 P. sennae 12:50 1 m flap straight level 200° left 200° 4.1 m/s - yes cirrus,
thermal
puffs		 -
109 B. philenor 12:55 3 m flap straight descend,
level		 250° left 250° 1.1 m/s - yes - Swallows foraging at 30 - 40 m.
110 D. plexippus 1:19 300 m soar circle level - - 048° 2.3 m/s 27.5°C - - Butterfly was above swifts. WW:  = A few insect-like targets up to 1,000 m. Convection has organized into small diameter (strong?) thermals.
111 D. plexippus 1:24 200 m soar straight,
(circle)		 level 295° (left) 150° 2.3 m/s - yes - A Sharp-shinned hawk is soaring.

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