United States-These are on a non-native bird that a rescuer is trying to capture. I'm working with her to try to find leads on it's home. The bands are unreadable, but I can't find anything about what the top leg band would even be. Any insight is appreciated. If there are sub-reddits that would be better, just let me know.
NOT NATIVE TO US...THIS IS AN ESCAPED BIRD!!
ETA-*They do have a vaguely similar build to cranes, but they are HUGE...wingspan about 7-10 feet and stand 3-5 feet tall* I've added the ebird listing for reference. There are some IL/IN pics in there as well. In addition to sightings, if anyone knows of places that had exotic big birds before April of this year, and especially before October of 2023, please let me know (All the AZA accredited facilities in Indiana have been checked, just don't know about private)
https://ebird.org/species/marsto1
Also ETA-There are people that think the bird should be left alone, I get it. BUT...this bird is not built for WI winter, and that alone has us concerned. Wildlife rehab teams are working to try to read the leg band, but it is worn, so the bird will likely need to be captured to be read. Between the band and the fact its not native, we know it has/had an owner of some sort. This bird did not fly here, and we know scientists in Africa have different tracking methods. Because this bird was raised in captivity, it is used to being provided food at least partially (we don't know how much). It blocks traffic, and approaches humans. We don't want it or humans getting hurt because of this. Again, that is another reason we need to 1-track its path, and 2-keep tracking the bird. To be clear, this post isn't about reporting current sightings, its about PAST sightings. We're trying to find where it came from. Whether or not it goes back there will be up to authorities.
We have a banded Marabou hanging around in Central through North Eastern Wisconsin that we believe came up from Indiana through Illinois.. We have a few photos from Northern Illinois late April of 2026, but the bird has possibly been loose for a couple years. We would like to confirm this, since we haven't gotten a clear shot of the band yet. I'm looking for sightings, and especially photos. We'd especially love if anyone specifially has photos clearly showing the legs, and the leg band. If you have photos of it in flight or with extended wings, I'd love to know when the clipping/damage happened too. I know most replies don't allow for photos, so reply and we'll figure it out.
I have LM-V600TM and was with USCellular until yesterday...they said my phone was completely obsolete on the new network. So, I switched to Mint, who said it is compatible on the same network.
I'm keeping my number, so I don't know if that's the problem. But, I'm seeing comments in multiple forums saying USCelluar blocked the settings that I'm not finding.
Mint activated Wifi call and text, but it is not on the networks & settings menu where every page says it should be.
Also, there are two APN settings missing, for MVNO, and I think that's impacting my ability to send texts.
Anyone know how to fix this???