Well, finally the ice cleared at one of our spots. Not much u/w life - a spunky little diving duck who seemed to say 'well, I'm goin' over there right now; but I'll be back!!' but not much else. Air and water were both fairly chilly so I concentrated on fin sprints. My buddy spotted some bambage on the far breakwall so I walked out to the end of the inner wall and while I was out there a guy on the marina fuel dock whistled and pointed out a snow owl sitting on the end of the dock. Felt great to get in the water again after a few weeks.
Heres a webcam that shows the bay - we dove at the west marina which is about 2 miles away at roughly 45 degrees.
West Bay Webcam