Bird band from a Osprey Hawk

treblehunter · Nov 22, 2015

I went back to that dried up pond in the woods yesterday after I took care of some chores around the house. I started into the woods and discovered my coil wasn't reading/battery dead. I went back to the car and hooked up the charger then drove around the immediate area looking at woods for other spots. I spotted another area I might try today. I killed 45 minutes charging, them went back, started in and noticed it still was not charged. I just went home at that point and hooked it up at the house. I swear I had it hooked up right in the car? It charged at the house and I finally got to detect but only had about an hour to do it.

Sorry about the long dissertation, just wondered if anyone else ever had this problem with there XP Deus?

So I run through the area I found the Merc's, nothing, I start working down the one side closer to where the bank would have been when I get a screaming loud signal that did not sound like a can. The numbers were staying close (93-94) I'm thinking it was sounding like silver so dug a big plug around it in case it was a Morgan and was trying to be careful when out pops this big bird band. I figured it had to be for a goose. I had found a bird band about a year ago and found out it was a Black Duck. I was busy last night, got home and found the website to report the band and found out it was an Osprey Hawk that was banded in area about twenty miles from where I found it on 7/3/2004 when the hawk was still so young it could not fly. Like the Black Duck they will send me a certificate with all the pertinent info on it.

Enjoy the pix
HH & GL
Brad

Joe hunter · Nov 22, 2015

That's really cool nice find

Sod Buster · Nov 22, 2015

Cool find. Looks like the poor bird suffered an early demise. Seems they have a 20 to 25 year life span in the wild.

treblehunter · Nov 22, 2015

Joe hunter said:
That's really cool nice find

Thanks

Sod Buster said:
Cool find. Looks like the poor bird suffered an early demise. Seems they have a 20 to 25 year life span in the wild.

Thanks, I'm thinking I might get a follow up call on this one, there were some bones in the area, thinking back, just, at the time was in a speed hunt against time. I didn't have time to process that CSR possibility. I have found hawks in the past, pheasant hunting where some trigger happy bird hunter didn't know his or her target.

CRUSADER · Nov 22, 2015

Reported a couple of bands myself. Not had the Deus issue you are talking about, but then I never car charge it.

Sod Buster · Nov 22, 2015

treblehunter said:
Thanks

Thanks, I'm thinking I might get a follow up call on this one, there were some bones in the area, thinking back, just, at the time was in a speed hunt against time. I didn't have time to process that CSR possibility. I have found hawks in the past, pheasant hunting where some trigger happy bird hunter didn't know his or her target.

It would be bad enough if it met it's end due to negligence. I know that around my parts there are a lot of red tailed hawks. I love to watch them hunt, but certain hunters in the area will attempt to kill them if they think they might get away with it. They feel there is too much competition for the small game.....rabbits, squirrels and such.

Trezurehunter · Nov 22, 2015

Bird bands are very nice finds, especially when you take the time to call them in & you can get the certificate with all the info on it. I have bands from 2 geese & a pigeon. I was able to track the owner of the pigeon, thru a pigeon racing club. When I got in contact with him, he just said to keep the band. They lose their birds from time to time. He was appreciative that I took the time to call as it was over 3 yrs. since that bird went missing.

IndianaHunter27 · Nov 22, 2015

That is a truly awesome find, never heard of anyone else finding on of those,

texjim · Nov 22, 2015

Good job on the bird band

Loco-Digger · Nov 22, 2015

Sounds like the Detecting Gods were telling you to take the day off. That's a cool find, I hope to dig one someday.

against the wind · Nov 22, 2015

Hey treble,
That's a pretty cool find.
I have found racing pigeon bands, (Homers), but never a band from a bird of prey.
Sorry to hear about your problems with the Deus.

PaDirtDigger · Nov 22, 2015

I just found a small bird band myself, at least i believe thats what it is. Can you post where you go to try and track them down? Im thinking it might be a pigeon one as well from the size... But i have no idea on these. I did find a plastic one once with the poor birds leg bone still in it. That was on top of leaves up against a tree while hunting arrowheads...

treblehunter · Nov 22, 2015

Sod Buster said:
It would be bad enough if it met it's end due to negligence. I know that around my parts there are a lot of red tailed hawks. I love to watch them hunt, but certain hunters in the area will attempt to kill them if they think they might get away with it. They feel there is too much competition for the small game.....rabbits, squirrels and such.

Ignorant people, same people fill their freezers and throw it all away a year later. Game hogs.

treblehunter · Nov 22, 2015

Trezurehunter said:
Bird bands are very nice finds, especially when you take the time to call them in & you can get the certificate with all the info on it. I have bands from 2 geese & a pigeon. I was able to track the owner of the pigeon, thru a pigeon racing club. When I got in contact with him, he just said to keep the band. They lose their birds from time to time. He was appreciative that I took the time to call as it was over 3 yrs. since that bird went missing.

Interesting, thanks.

IndianaHunter27 said:
That is a truly awesome find, never heard of anyone else finding on of those,

Thanks

texjim said:
Good job on the bird band

Thanks Tex

Loco-Digger said:
Sounds like the Detecting Gods were telling you to take the day off. That's a cool find, I hope to dig one someday.

I'd have to go through withdrawal if I didn't detect a day.

against the wind said:
Hey treble,
That's a pretty cool find.
I have found racing pigeon bands, (Homers), but never a band from a bird of prey.
Sorry to hear about your problems with the Deus.

I'm sure with the Deus, I probably had it incorrectly hook up to the charger.

PaDirtDigger said:
I just found a small bird band myself, at least i believe thats what it is. Can you post where you go to try and track them down? Im thinking it might be a pigeon one as well from the size... But i have no idea on these. I did find a plastic one once with the poor birds leg bone still in it. That was on top of leaves up against a tree while hunting arrowheads...

Thanks
If it is federal bird band this site will work for you. Pigeons are a different story, their bands are not federal.
https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/

sutphin · Nov 22, 2015

ITS NOT PERDUE . BUT A MIKE TYSON PIDGEON OVEN ROASTER STUFFER BIRD BAND ...

Old Dude · Nov 22, 2015

The problem you described with the Deus was one of the factors I decided against buying one...too many things to charge. I think that's neat they give you all the info on the bird.