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commence showing when the water approaches the surface of the snow
Large spots on the tundra are bare and geese + ducks commencing to arrive in overall flocks.

12th
Warm pleasant. Two Russians returned from shooting, up the canal, This A.M they report no lakes open and but few geese which do not fight.
Ducks & geese & gulls are seen sparingly flying over the ice and a few snipe
The ground is frozen as deep that as soon as the sun gets near the horizon