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Table VII b, Page 34 (last
page) Vacant Lot in Calhoun, Georgia; October 2, 1988 (Declinatiion = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading, and True Wind Direction) |
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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 |
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261 | J. coenia | 12:12 | 30 m | soar, (flap) |
erratic | level | 193° | - | calm | - | - | - | - | A D. plexippus flew past. |
262 | J. coenia | 12:18 | 60 m | soar, (flap) |
erratic | level | 147° | - | 337° | <1.0 m/s | - | - | - | Another J. coenia also seen. |
263 | Unknow sulphur |
12:21 | 60 m | flap | straight | level | 175° | - | N | - | - | - | - | - |
264 | D. plexippus | 12:26 | 130 m | soar | circle, (straight) |
level | - | (right) | calm | - | - | - | - | Tape recorder failure - magnetic bearing not recorded. Another D. plexippus and 4 J. coenia also seen. |
265 | D. plexippus | 12:28 | 100 m | soar | circle | level | 195° | - | calm | - | yes | - | A J. coenia and a A. junius also seen. | |
266 | J. coenia | 12:31 | 60 m | flap, glide |
variable | descend, level |
169° | - | 337° | 1.6 m/s | - | - | - | Another J. coenia observed. |
267 | J. coenia | 12:35 | 100 m | soar | erratic | level | 186° | (left) | 326° | <1.0 m/s | - | yes | broken overcast, rain |
Swift foraging at 130 m. |
268 | D. plexippus | 12:46 | 60 m | glide, flap, soar |
straight, circle |
descend level climb |
204° | - | 303° | <1.0 m/s | - | - | - | - |
269 | D. plexippus | 12:51 | 130 m | soar | variable | level | 192° | 240° | 316° | 0.5 m/s | - | - | - | Another D. plexippus was seen. |
270 | D. plexippus | 1:01 | 100 m | soar | circle, straight |
level, climb |
154° | - | calm | - | 25.5°C | yes | - | Another D. plexippus was seen. A J. coenia was seen at 30 m. |
Quit | - | 1:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | broken overcast- |
A Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) landed nearby. End of field trip. Have to catch a plane. |
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