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Backyard Almanac: crane your neck at the sky during these November days

The North 103.3 | By Lisa Johnson

Published November 19, 2021 at 11:30 AM CST

Too soon to tell if aut-win is but a memory, but the freeze-up has begun

Has aut-win run its course?

We won't know for a while, but in the meantime, freeze-up has begun on area lakes and ponds.

The November winds have taken the leaves off the remaining trees and bushes for the most part, and they're driving flocks of Canada geese, sandhill cranes and tundra swans before them.