As I looked out over the ocean from above the 3rd xover I noticed a large very white bird flying north toward me and thought for a minute about a Glaucous Gull but this was way to big and deliberate - it also glided from time to time in a very un-gull like manner. It quickly clicked that I was seeing my first Snowy Owl of the year! I was able to get a few decent shots of it as it flew by, and then curled onto the beach. I was able to get reasonably close by moving up the backside of the snow fence but as you'll see in the photo - he (I believe it was a male) had sharp yellow eyes on me and when I got into position to take a photo he decided to move on.