Good, better, best and ?????????

[2ndoldman]

Trash is bad. But it is getting less so that is good.
The recyclables almost equaled the trash in numbers. So that is good too. Pennies are a nuisance. But paying for gas is good. Finding keepers is good. When they come in multiples it it better.
I got a sweet high tone right next to another walkway.
And at only 1" deep this popped out. After patting the dirt back I re-scanned and the same signal was still there.
To give you guys an idea of how close to the walkway I work take a look at this. That pic was taken right after I pulled the rest out of the hole.

[2ndoldman]

Carrying on with the thyme. Finding older keepers is best. ???????
I have found bird bands before.
I have even found one other one still in place on the leg bone.
This one has me stumped though.
It is definitely not the normal pigeon band.
How's this for crude.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Bruce, Good day's work on the silver mining. I think that band belonged to my brother-in-law. He went missing wearing an ankle bracelet.

[2ndoldman]

Too funny Ron.

[Flyjunkie]

that's interesting. always wanted to get a Metal Detector ... I'd probably clean up on the local Los Angeles beaches...

[2ndoldman]

A lot of people will be doing the beaches down there already. But I can guarantee that new stuff is being lost daily.
Stay away from the Garrett AT Pro if you plan on hitting saltwater beaches.
Keep this one in mind. http://www.bigboyshobbies.net/whites...metal-detector
If it turns out to do well in saltwater this one would be a great detector for you.

[painshill]

Hi Bruce
I find a lot of racing pigeon rings in the fields over here too (mostly plastic and occasionally metal with a simple wrap-round or crimp) but have never seen a metal one with a double rivet, or even a single rivet. I asked a friend who keeps pigeons and he said that metal ones with a single rivet are commonly used on birds with strong beaks such as hawks, eagles and owls and occasionally on larger birds such as geese and swans where someone is keeping tabs on a “resident” or migratory population returning to a particular area. They’re much more difficult for a strong bird to remove. Two rivets would make it pretty impossible.

[2ndoldman]

I agree on the strong beak theory Roger. The resident population of hawks, owls and eagles is a great possibility.
The bone is just a hair over 2 5/8" long so that likely eliminates eagles, and most definitely eliminates the great blue herons which are also residences of the area. So I am betting either a hawk or an owl.
This one is a hawk band and the bone is approximately the same length. Unfortunately I have so far been unable to find a registry for the type of band posted above.