[Tweeters] Band source?

[Cindy McCormack via Tweeters]

Hi everyone!

I am looking for the source of a plain metal band that is not a federal
band on a Sandhill Crane.
None of the usual fine identifying imprints/contact info along the borders.
It is a completely smooth, plain metal band with four imprinted numbers. It
is a regular butt-end band, not a lock-on band.

The BBL says I must have misread the band (when seen last year), but I
relocated it again on Wednesday.  It's definitely a plain 4-numbered band.

Interestingly enough, in the company of a crane banded in 2009 in BC as an
adult, with color bands and a normal lock-on band. (It also used to have a
transmitter and flag on the other leg, but it seems to have fallen off in
2023). This crane was seen seemingly unpaired and without an accompanying
juvenile here in winter 21-22, winter 22-23, winter 23-24 (transmitter/flag
gone).
In January-February 2024, it was seen repeatedly with the plain-banded
bird.
I relocated him again this week foraging with the plain-banded bird
(appeared to be female) and a juvenile.

I contact BAO's Wildlife Care Center to see if they might use any similar
markers, but they only use temp markers that are removed prior to release.
I have someone from the International Crane Foundation trying to track this
down as well.

Any other suggestions?

Cindy McCormack
Vancouver, WA
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