22 April: Cloudy sky this morning; cold; the ground white with snow. The storm forced us to stay put; the boat was well tied down. Dreidoppel and Melone went hunting. At seven thirty, 40°F [4.4°C]. Storm out of the northwest. Bodmer and Chardon went to a neighboring lake to shoot waterfowl. Dreidoppel saw nothing but a few ducks, Picus auratus, and a few spotted woodpeckers. He brought along the skull of a bull elk [he found] two hours away. Toward noon the sky was clear [and] the sun was shining, but the storm [wind] was so severe that it threatened to tear our poor-quality leather tent apart.

Chardon and Bodmer returned. The former had shot a beautiful Mergus cucullatus, and Bourgua, who was supposed to carry it to the boat, had not [yet] come back. However, he finally appeared. He had forgotten something at the lake and went back. At twelve o’clock, 51°F [10.6°C]. Northwest wind. Temperature not unpleasant. When the sun went lower, the wind abated. Evening calm, clear, nice; so was the night.