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What to look for this week
- The last monarchs pass while wintering waterfowl arrive in force; whooping cranes begin reaching Aransas for the season.
- Wildflowers fade, but bald cypress along Hill Country rivers starts turning rusty orange and cedar elms glow yellow.
- Plant cool-season transplants and spring-blooming bulbs; clean up spent summer beds and add a fresh mulch layer.
- Orion the Hunter returns to the eastern sky before dawn, a sure sign that the winter constellations are coming back.
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