Back to the lake..The Colonial lake.....

johnnyblaze · Feb 24, 2012

Well got out on the lake again this week and did pretty good :icon_thumleft:

I said i had to do some different kind of hunting instead of my usual Colonial cellars but for some
reason the colonial sites find me :laughing7:

This time i went to the other side and noticed it was more flat with no rocks at all..
I got a good signal that ended up being a RI railroad company 2 piece button and when i flipped the plug over i thought it was a large piece of lead as im running over it with my detector no tone :icon_scratch:

Reached down and pulled out a colonial pipe :headbang:

Then the button

A few more steps out and i grabbed a 1776 reale :headbang:

Then button after button i realized that before this was flooded it was a colonial farm :hello2:

Grabbed a KG and lots of pewter buttons..

On the walk back i grabbed the merc dime and half dollar,sterling ring along with lots of lures again.. :thumbsup:

Also i pulled a early lead sinker..1800's i think..

Have fun out there :thumbsup:

Blaze

I had a great time out there and have only scratched the surface

Nutriasub · Feb 25, 2012

This is a fantastic post, greatics, and lots of fun, thAnks and congrats!

kevkirki · Feb 25, 2012

your killin it :headbang:

.....The bird band you found is way cool. I woundered if it was possible to find one. Those are like sold gold to waterfowl hunters....now I can put it on my list :laughing7:

treasurepirate1 · Feb 25, 2012

great job on the 1776, :icon_thumright:

the lakes are drying up here too but the snow is always coming back when conditions start to get better .

flakefinder · Feb 25, 2012

Blaze thanks for the photos always like your post , Congrats on some more great fines wished I lived closer, because looks like you need a full time camera man and digger :laughing7:

Bill D. (VA) · Feb 25, 2012

WOW Johnny - that's a killer site you've stumbled upon right in your own back yard. Very nice assortment of relics covering wide period of time too. That reale is my favorite of course. About that pipe bowl. It looks to me that its more of the mid-1800s style and not colonial. Still a cool find though. Good luck when you go back. And I love your little dog!

Gunrunner61 · Feb 25, 2012

A bunch of Wild finds J.B. Like said above "I'll bet some of those lures and worth a pretty coin or three"
And It's a P-40 warhawk for sure. HH
Greg

dirt doctor · Feb 26, 2012

Awesome finds and pictures Johnny . You are in detectorist heaven . :icon_thumright:

civilman1 · Feb 26, 2012

Congrat's on some nice dig's Mr. Blaze :icon_thumright:

You know those Jack Russell's are some diggin' fool's

dfx willy · Feb 26, 2012

somthing was bothering me i had to come back to this post. i think i found the same rr button awhile back. ill dig around. i really have to get my scanner up and running.

willy

johnnyblaze · Feb 26, 2012

DIGGING1971GUY said:
Call the number on the bird tag ,give all your info and you will get a certificate about the kind of bird,release place age of bird, taggers name .I have 3 certificates ,I found the tag of a Canadian goose ,Falcon,and an eastern screech owl .
GREAT FINDS !!!

Thanks for the replies everyone :icon_thumleft:

This bird band id has got me interested..Im not sure what you mean by call it in?

It has 3 numbers,then a dash,then 5 numbers?

Not sure what you mean by recieving a cetificate either :dontknow:

It must have been a good size bird at 3/4 of and inch inside diameter..

Blaze

Thunderchild · Feb 26, 2012

Great finds! So much history up there.

VB Sanddigger · Feb 26, 2012

Nice silver

D looks bad to the bone!!!

Joe88 · Feb 26, 2012

johnnyblaze said:
DIGGING1971GUY said:

Call the number on the bird tag ,give all your info and you will get a certificate about the kind of bird,release place age of bird, taggers name .I have 3 certificates ,I found the tag of a Canadian goose ,Falcon,and an eastern screech owl .
GREAT FINDS !!!

Click to expand...

Thanks for the replies everyone

This bird band id has got me interested..Im not sure what you mean by call it in?

It has 3 numbers,then a dash,then 5 numbers?

Not sure what you mean by recieving a cetificate either

It must have been a good size bird at 3/4 of and inch inside diameter..

Blaze

Hey Blaze,
I found these sites about researching bands. Check them out.
http://www.flyways.us/surveys-and-monitoring/banding-and-marking-programs/bands-across-america
http://www.reportband.gov/

A couple of years ago, I found a band from a pigeon's leg left over from a hawk's lunch. I researched and found it belonged to someone hear in RI. I wrote to him, but he never wrote back. Good Luck!!

Joe

bvcxz · Feb 26, 2012

Cool finds...Go Johnny Go, Go!!!!

Steve in PA · Feb 26, 2012

Very nice hunt Mr Blaze! You just mentioned last week under my post that you hadn't found Spanish silver for a while, and next time you go out, you get one!

Buff4 · Feb 26, 2012

John your finds never cease to amaze me. I know we have a rich history here in RI, and you surely prove it. AWESOME hunting pal. My equipment is on it's way, and I can't wait to start swinging.
HH

johnnyblaze · Feb 26, 2012

Joe88 said:
johnnyblaze said:

DIGGING1971GUY said:

Call the number on the bird tag ,give all your info and you will get a certificate about the kind of bird,release place age of bird, taggers name .I have 3 certificates ,I found the tag of a Canadian goose ,Falcon,and an eastern screech owl .
GREAT FINDS !!!

Click to expand...

Thanks for the replies everyone

This bird band id has got me interested..Im not sure what you mean by call it in?

It has 3 numbers,then a dash,then 5 numbers?

Not sure what you mean by recieving a cetificate either

It must have been a good size bird at 3/4 of and inch inside diameter..

Blaze

Click to expand...

Hey Blaze,
I found these sites about researching bands. Check them out.
http://www.flyways.us/surveys-and-monitoring/banding-and-marking-programs/bands-across-america
http://www.reportband.gov/

A couple of years ago, I found a band from a pigeon's leg left over from a hawk's lunch. I researched and found it belonged to someone hear in RI. I wrote to him, but he never wrote back. Good Luck!!

Joe

Thanks Joe i will find out the type of bird :thumbsup:

A hunt within a hunt

Blaze

mikusek · Feb 26, 2012

You are in overdrive..... a well spent day for sure.

johnnyblaze · Feb 27, 2012

Well i reported the bird band and this is the info :icon_thumleft:

INFORMATION FROM OUR FILES:

Band Number: 0798-65278
Species: CANADA GOOSE
Date banded: 07/16/1991
Banding Location: BERKELEY, RHODE ISLAND, USA
Age: WAS TOO YOUNG TO FLY WHEN BANDED IN 1991
Sex: MALE

Thanks again for reporting bird bands.

Blaze

randyalbin · Feb 27, 2012

Blaze,
Nice collection of finds, and such a spread of time frame in the hunt area. I see you are from RI, did you ever run into Bill Ladd out in the field?